TEK5070 – Wireless communications for autonomous and critical sensor systems
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The main purpose of this course is to give the students an understanding of how communications solutions, and wireless in particular, play an important role in modern industrial systems such as automation, autonomy and other critical sensor systems. We will study requirements of such systems and how the communications system is an integrated part of meeting the purpose of the system. These systems are normally associated with huge consequences if they do not meet requirements or something fails.
We study characteristics of both systems and communication principles that are applied. The theory is exemplified through specific implementations and standards.
Learning outcome
During and after completing this course, you
understand the importance and criticality of communications in critical industrial sensor and control systems
understand what special requirements and solutions critical industrial systems set on communications
have an understanding of the wireless communications principles and how these can be applied in critical systems such as industrial sensor systems, automation and autonomy
understand how advanced communications technology methods solve the industrial requirements, and what additions are needed compared to mass-market non-critical communications (typically IoT compared to Industrial IoT)
are able to choose, evaluate and deploy suitable communications technology and standards in critical industrial sensor systems
build competence to be able to navigate in the systems and standards ?jungle?
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for?in Studentweb.
Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures.?
Recommended previous knowledge
We recommend that you have mathematics at bachelor's level. Some understanding of statistics is an advantage, but not an absolute requirement. It will also be useful with some understanding of signal processing.
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with UNIK4170 – Digital communications (continued).
- 5 credits overlap with INF2450 – Digital kommunikasjon (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with INF3450 – Digital kommunikasjon (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with TEK4100 – Signal Processing in Wireless Communication Systems.
- 5 credits overlap with INF4450 – Digital kommunikasjon (discontinued).
Teaching
The course extends over a full semester with 2 hours of lectures and assignments to be solved per week.
There may be up to 2 mandatory assignments that must be approved before you can sit the final exam.
Examination
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A final oral exam counts 100% towards the final grade.
In case of many students, the final exam may be written.
This course has mandatory assignments which must be approved before you can take the final exam.
When writing your exercises make sure to familiarize yourself with the rules for use of sources and citations. Breach of these rules may lead to suspicion of attempted cheating.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for (one of) the following course(s):
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Language of examination
Courses taught in English will only offer the exam paper in English. You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.
Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass, the original examination.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.