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Internet of Things

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Course Unit Code440-2318/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SEB74Ing. Roman Šebesta, Ph.D.
DVO133Ing. Marek Dvorský, Ph.D.
Summary
In this course, students are introduced to the basic principles and features of sensor networks used in various technical fields of Internet of Things (IoT). The course is focused on the area of distributed sensor networks, their architecture and communication with sensors. The main goal is to enhance student’s skills with theory and practice about communication technologies for transmitting small amounts of data and methods of wireless sensor network design in the IoT. The graduate will be able to theoretically and practically integrate the sensors into the existing IoT networks and independently design the sensor network communication infrastructure.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Understand how to plan IoT networks. Learning outcomes are set so that the students are able to identify and apply tasks in the field of Internet of Things.
Course Contents
Lectures:
1. Introduction to IoT
2. Sensor networks architecture (sensor, sensor node, sensor network, topology, protocol architecture)
3. Basic types of sensors (general division of sensors; sensors: accelerometer, photodiode, magnetometer, chemical and gas sensors, pressure sensors, acoustic microphone; MEMS systems; power supply, Energy Harvesting)
4. Fiber optic sensor networks (use of optical fibers and their properties as sensors, OFS system architecture, distribution of kind and type of sensors, physical principles and processes used for sensing)
5. Types of wireless sensor networks (MWSN - mobile, WMSN - multimedia, UWSN - underwater, WUGSN - underground, BSN - on the human body)
6. Protocols (media access, routing, MQTT, UPD)
7. Security (susceptibility to attacks, security mechanisms, security services and requirements, categorization of attacks, security protocols)
8. Data transfer technology (LoRaWan)
9. Data transfer technology (NB-IoT, 5G, LTE-M)
10. Data transfer technology (ZigBee, BLE, NFC, RFID)
11. Data transfer technology (Sigfox, IQRF, Z-wave, Ultra Low Power WiFi)
12. Services - Localization and tracking
13. V2x, 802.11p communication, new trends in IoT


Labs:
1. Training about safety, labs, credits
2. Calculation of transmission parameters
3. Access gateway coverage simulation
4. Assembly of the end node, connection of sensors
5. Laboratory task 1 - WiFi/BT
6. Laboratory task 2 - LoRa
7. Laboratory task 3 - LoRa
8. Laboratory task 4 - NB-IoT
9. Test, working with MQTT/UDP
10. Visualization - online tools
11. Data visualization in Grafana environment
12. Working on a project
13. Working on a project, semestral credits check
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
QUSAY F., Hassan, ed. Internet of Things A to Z: Technologies and Application. New Jersey: Wiley-IEEE Press, June 13, 2018. ISBN 978-1-111-945674-2.
OBAIDAT, Mohammad S. a Sudip. MISRA. Principles of wireless sensor networks. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0521192477.
Rastko R. Selmic, Vir V. Phoha, Abdul Serwadda. Wireless sensor networks. New York, NY: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. ISBN 978-3319467672.
Shuang-Hua Yang. Wireless sensor networks: Principles, Design and Application. New York, NY: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. ISBN 978-1447155041.
QUSAY F., Hassan, ed. Internet of Things A to Z: Technologies and Application. New Jersey: Wiley-IEEE Press, June 13, 2018. ISBN 978-1-111-945674-2.
OBAIDAT, Mohammad S. a Sudip. MISRA. Principles of wireless sensor networks. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0521192477.
Rastko R. Selmic, Vir V. Phoha, Abdul Serwadda. Wireless sensor networks. New York, NY: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. ISBN 978-3319467672.
Shuang-Hua Yang. Wireless sensor networks: Principles, Design and Application. New York, NY: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. ISBN 978-1447155041.
Šiška, P. a kolektiv: Nekomunikační Aplikace Optických Vláken, studijní podklady k předmětu, 99 str.
SELECKÝ, Matúš. Arduino: uživatelská příručka. Přeložil Martin HERODEK. Brno: Computer Press, 2016. ISBN 9788025148402
Recommended Reading:
EL EMARY, Ibrahiem M. M. Wireless sensor networks: from theory to applications. Boca Raton: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2014. ISBN 978-1466518100.
DOMINGUES, Maria de Fátima F. a Ayman RADWAN. Optical Fiber Sensors for loT and Smart Devices [online]. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017 [cit. 2020-11-26]. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering. ISBN 978-3-319-47348-2. Dostupné z: doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47349-9
KOOIJMAN, Matthijs. Building Wireless Sensor Networks Using Arduino. Packt Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78439-558-2.
EL EMARY, Ibrahiem M. M. Wireless sensor networks: from theory to applications.
Boca Raton: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2014. ISBN 978-1466518100.
DOMINGUES, Maria de Fátima F. a Ayman RADWAN. Optical Fiber Sensors for loT and Smart Devices [online]. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017 [cit. 2020-11-26]. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering. ISBN 978-3-319-47348-2. Dostupné z: doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47349-9
KOOIJMAN, Matthijs. Building Wireless Sensor Networks Using Arduino. Packt Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78439-558-2.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Experimental work in labs, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit44 (44)22
                TestOther task type16 0
                ProjektSemestral project12 0
                Laboratorní úlohyLaboratory work16 0
        ExaminationExamination56 (56)24
                Písemná část - testWritten examination40 20
                Ústní částOral examination16 4