Embedded Systems - Radio Technologies (E)

Fundamentals of electromagnetic fields

• Antennas (types, properties, design trade-offs, comparison)
• State-of-the-art wireless systems
• Wireless propagation, digital modulations, and multiple access.
• Transmission protocols for wireless networks
• Design principles of wireless networks.
• Commercial hardware and proof-of-concept implementations.

Students can

• Describe different antenna types, their properties, and associated design trade-offs (e.g., size/gain/bandwidth/cost)
• Explain key differences between wireless technologies (i.e., 5/6G, Wi-Fi, IoT) and the different communication needs they address.
• Identify suitable wireless technologies for a given application matching signal propagation constraints to traffic and scale requirements.  
• Select and adapt wireless protocols to meet implementation requirements (e.g., system capacity, power/complexity constraints, cost, etc.)
• Implement basic proof-of-concept wireless networked systems through the programming of commercial hardware.

Integrated Courses

Laboratory exercises: hands-on protocol implementation in commercial hardware

Asynchronous -learning: wireless interference simulation, technology deep-dive project.

Written/Oral exam

Evaluation of the ansynchronous-learning part

Sustainability:

• Energy-efficient design

• • Goldsmith, A. (2012). Wireless Communications. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  • Huang, Y., & Boyle, K. (2008). Antennas: From Theory to Practice. Chichester: Wiley, A John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. Publication.
  • Popovski, P. (2020). Wireless Connectivity: An Intuitive and Fundamental Guide. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Classroom teaching

asynchronous learning units