Week |
Lecture/Module |
Title |
Time |
| Motivation [MOT] | 1:09:41 | ||
| 1 | MOT_1 | WSN for Environmental Monitoring | 11:08 |
| 1 | MOT_2 | WSN Example: Economics of Sensing | 19:20 |
| 1 | MOT_3 | WSN Engineering: Overview | 39:13 |
| Introduction [INT] | 1:07:12 | ||
| 2 | INT_1 | Complex-Engineered Systems | 17:27 |
| 2 | INT_2 | Introduction to Fundamental Concepts in Wireless | 20:36 |
| 2 | INT_3 | The Wireless Medium & Course Overview | 29:09 |
| Systems Engineering Applied to WSN [SEA] | 1:05:16 | ||
| 3 | SEA_1 | Course Objectives and WSN Overview | 19:59 |
| 3 | SEA_2 | Computing and Constraints in WSN | 20:58 |
| 3 | SEA_3 | Energy and the Big Picture | 24:19 |
| Transducers/Sensors [TDX] | 56:17 | ||
| 4 | TDX_0 | Basic Introductory Overview | 6:54 |
| 4 | TDX_1 | Transducers | 23:24 |
| 4 | TDX_2 | Sensor Node Example | 25:59 |
| A/D Conversion [ADC] | 1:10:11 | ||
| 5 | ADC_1 | Module Objectives & Analog Signal Processing | 15:49 |
| 5 | ADC_2 | Bias and Variance in Measurements | 27:44 |
| 5 | ADC_3 | Quantization Error in ADC & Module Conclusion | 26:38 |
| Managing the Sensor: Embedded Computing [EMC] | 1:29:02 | ||
| 6 | EMC_1 | Introduction | 13:09 |
| 6 | EMC_2 | Hardware | 29:40 |
| 6 | EMC_3 | Software | 24:19 |
| 6 | EMC_4 | Energy Efficiency | 21:54 |
| Communication Theory as Applied to WSN [CTA] | 3:46:06 | ||
| 7 & 8 | CTA_0 | Introduction | 2:25 |
| 7 & 8 | CTA_1 | Module Objectives & WSN Constraints | 14:31 |
| 7 & 8 | CTA_2 | Modulation Approaches | 35:25 |
| 7 & 8 | CTA_3 | Modulation for Digital Systems | 27:54 |
| 7 & 8 | CTA_4 | Source Coding | 43:26 |
| 7 & 8 | CTA_5 | Channel Coding | 40:17 |
| 7 & 8 | CTA_6 | Medium Access Control (MAC) | 30:24 |
| 7 & 8 | CTA_7 | Synchronization, Trade-off Study & Module Conclusion | 31:44 |
| Radio Frequency Hardware [RFH] | 3:07:06 | ||
| 9 & 10 | RFH_0 | Introduction | 6:37 |
| 9 & 10 | RFH_1 | Overview & Block Diagrams | 15:47 |
| 9 & 10 | RFH_2 | Filters Part A | 23:31 |
| 9 & 10 | RFH_3 | Filters Part B | 12:37 |
| 9 & 10 | RFH_4 | Amplifiers | 22:42 |
| 9 & 10 | RFH_5 | Up/Down Conversion | 20:11 |
| 9 & 10 | RFH_6 | Oscillators & Synthesizers | 25:54 |
| 9 & 10 | RFH_7 | Modulation Basics | 18:10 |
| 9 & 10 | RFH_8 | Antennas Part A | 18:10 |
| 9 & 10 | RFH_9 | Antennas Part B | 20:11 |
| The Wireless Communication Channel [WCC] | 2:23:43 | ||
| 11 & 12 | WCC_0 | Introduction | 3:45 |
| 11 & 12 | WCC_1 | Module Objectives & the Free Space Model | 25:48 |
| 11 & 12 | WCC_2 | Large-scale Phenomena and Models | 26:18 |
| 11 & 12 | WCC_3 | Small-scale Phenomena and Models | 41:15 |
| 11 & 12 | WCC_4 | Fade Mitigation and Link Budgets | 30:51 |
| 11 & 12 | WCC_5 | Example Application & Module Conclusion | 15:46 |
| Sensor Network Architectures [SNA] | 2:22:02 | ||
| 13 & 14 | SNA_0 | Introduction | 2:29 |
| 13 & 14 | SNA_1 | Module Objectives & Deployment Strategies and Topologies | 27:56 |
| 13 & 14 | SNA_2 | Connectivity and Coverage | 33:08 |
| 13 & 14 | SNA_3 | Toplogy Control | 22:51 |
| 13 & 14 | SNA_4 | Routing Protocols | 38:15 |
| 13 & 14 | SNA_5 | Trade-off Study & Module Conclusion | 17:23 |
| Bringing It All Together [FIN] | 1:05:21 | ||
| 15 | FIN_1 | SnowMAN | 25:23 |
| 15 | FIN_2 | RFID | 13:54 |
| 15 | FIN_3 | GPS | 18:34 |
| 15 | FIN_4 | Micro Satellites | 7:30 |