2017/2018

2018/2019

DM270

ING-INF/06 (ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION BIOENGINEERING)

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

BIOENGINEERING

Tecnologie per la salute

2°

2nd semester (06/03/2019 - 14/06/2019)

6

53 lesson hours

Italian

WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST

GAMBA PAOLO ETTORE (titolare) - 2 ECTS
SAVAZZI PIETRO - 4 ECTS

Basic knowledge of statistics and signal frequency analysis.

At the end of the course the student will have learnt the basics of telecommunication networks and systems, with a deeper analysis of the main transmission standards for wireless sensor networks.He/she will be able to choose the best wireless system for applications devoted to monitoring and transmission of biomedical data and signals collected by sensor networks, describing the rationale behind the selected options.

Wireless sensor network architectures. Which are their elements: sensors, communication nodes or motes, data gateways and processing elements. How they are deployed: main network topologies.

Radio communication standards for sensor networks: physical layer, MAC protocols, routing and node labeling. Techniques for network synchronization and node localization.

Biomedical applications of sensor networks: localization and tracking, people and environment monitoring, intrabody networks.

Laboratory activities exploiting a design platform for wireless sensor systems, and focused on biomedical applications.

lLectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 40
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Workshops (hours/year in a lab): 16

The lectures are given using slides, providing additional explanations and examples at the backboard.
Laboratory activities are based on “hands on” experience with real sensors and wireless networks.

H. Karl, A. Willig, “Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks,” Wiley, 2005.

The final exam is an oral test, starting from the presentation and discussion of the results of the projects developed during the lab activities. The minimum score to pass the exam is 18, the top one is 30 cum laude.