35111 - Wireless Sensor Networks for Environmental Monitoring (2nd Cycle)

Academic Year 2013/2014

  • Docente: Davide Dardari
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: ING-INF/03
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering for Sustainable Development (cod. 8199)

Learning outcomes

Students acquire skills in the design of energy efficient wireless sensor networks (WSN) using low complexity wireless nodes. They know the main short-range wireless technologies as well as the methodologies for their adoption in WSNs from the physical layer up to the upper layers including distributed signal processing techniques for physical phenomena detection and estimation.

Course contents

Introduction to wireless sensor networks and relative applications with emphasis to environmental monitoring.
Main requirements for the design of a wireless sensor network. Short-range communication techniques - connectivity models - energy efficient routing and synchronization protocols. Technologies and standards (e.g., Zigbee, IEEE802.15.4a). Distributed detection and estimation of physical entities. Elements of simulation of wireless networks: Monte Carlo method. Case studies in laboratory using dedicated hardware.

Readings/Bibliography

R. Verdone, D. Dardari, G. Mazzini, A. Conti "Wireless sensor and actuator networks: technologies, analysis and design", Ed. Elsevier, 2008.
Lecture slides available on the website.

Teaching methods

Lectures - Laboratory experiences using development kits for wireless sensor networks - In lab group projects

Assessment methods

Oral exam.
Optional personal project.

Teaching tools

PC, projector. Hardware laboratory: wireless sensor networks development kit

Office hours

See the website of Davide Dardari