DocumentCode :
773478
Title :
Wireless sensor systems: an approach for a multiuniversity design course
Author :
Frolik, Jeff ; Weller, Thomas M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Tennessee Technol. Univ., Cookeville, TN, USA
Volume :
45
Issue :
2
fYear :
2002
fDate :
5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
135
Lastpage :
141
Abstract :
As a means of increasing the awareness of the sensing sciences among undergraduates, a novel design course has been developed by the Tennessee Technological University and the University of South Florida. Students study, design, fabricate, and test a wireless-based sensor system that relays data over a radio-frequency link for centralized processing. Weekly seminars on applicable topics in telecommunication, signal processing, and microwave systems originate from either university, using interactive Internet conferencing. Students from both schools form design teams to develop subsystems that are integrated to complete the project, thereby necessitating collaboration across teams and universities. Student evaluations of the first two offerings (Spring 2000/2001) were excellent
Keywords :
distance learning; educational courses; microwave links; sensors; telecommunication computing; telecommunication engineering education; USA; centralized processing; communication systems; interactive Internet conferencing; microwave systems; multi-university design course approach; radio-frequency link; sensing sciences; signal processing; student collaboration; telecommunication; undergraduates; wireless sensor systems; Collaboration; Educational institutions; Internet; Radio frequency; Relays; Seminars; Sensor systems; Signal processing; System testing; Wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9359
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2002.1013877
Filename :
1013877
Link To Document :
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