Class Notes and Syllabus
From Emerging Technologies in Location-Aware Computing
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Class 1 (8 Sept.)
Introduction to location-aware computing and current research in that area (JoeP)
Class 2 (15 Sept.)
Radiolocation (UWB and other technologies) (JoeP)
Class 3 (22 Sept.)
Human-sensing and an Introduction to Camera-wearable Sensor Fusion (Gershon)
- Class presentation
- A Survey of Human-Sensing: Methods for Detecting Presence, Count, Location, Track, and Identity
- PEM-ID: Identifying people by gait-matching using cameras and wearable accelerometers
- Tasking networked CCTV cameras and mobile phones to identify and localize multiple people
Survey of RSSI-based Location Systems (Arlene)
Class 4 (29 Sept.)
- Details of the radiolocation systems we've appropriated and how thyey're employed (Gershon, Brian, JoeP)
- Interfacing with the DoppelLab server
Class 5 (6 Oct.)
- Location systems in performance and production
- Guests from Opera of the Future
- Survey by Dan
- Discussion and planning
Classes 6-
Details of the embedded Intel Atom system used in our basestations and fixed infrastructure (ditto)
The remainder of term will be dedicated to project-related tutorials, presentations, and discussions, plus hands-on working sessions with the Atoms and mobile UWB-enabled nodes.
There will be a final project presentation session given during exam week, where every project must be demonstrated and appropriately documented. Class credit will be determined by the final project and in-class participation.
