Gujarat Technological University: Wireless Sensor Networks
Gujarat Technological University: Wireless Sensor Networks
Gujarat Technological University: Wireless Sensor Networks
Rationale: Now a day, wireless sensor networks are used in many applications like habitat monitoring or in
areas where human interventions is hazardous. Wireless sensor network is an emerging area which utilizes
network of sensor nodes which are tiny in size and battery operated. They required to be used very power
efficiently so that network lifetime is optimized and provide reliable communication to the base station. By
learning this subject the students will appreciate the recent trends of wireless sensor networks, their design
constraints and challenges.
Content:
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will be able to
Design wireless sensor network system for different applications under consideration.
Understand the hardware details of different types of sensors and select right type of sensor for various
applications.
Understand radio standards and communication protocols to be used for wireless sensor
network based systems and application.
Use operating systems and programming languages for wireless sensor nodes, performance of wireless
sensor networks systems and platforms.
Handle special issues related to sensors like energy conservation and security challenges\
Study / Implementation of
1. Wireless test bed for lab usage monitoring
2. A wireless sensor network for monitoring class room occupancy
3. Wireless Sensor network for habitat monitoring
4. Protocol Architectures for Cognitive Networks
Study of Mica2/MicaZ and associated interface board
sensors.cs.umass.edu/