Robotic and Measurement Embedded Systems

Higher education teachers: Hudoklin Domen, Kamnik Roman

Subject description

Prerequisits:

General prerequisits of FE. Basics in software programming and digital electronics.

Content (Syllabus outline):

• Introduction into real time and complex embedded systems
• dealing with interrupts
• embedded systems' software design
• software and hardware synchronization
• real-time operation
• complex embedded system architecture
• rapid development of time critical embedded systems
• development of highly deterministic processes based on FPGA
• theoretical part is supported by practical examples using hardware based on ARM, and xPC, Compact-RIO architectures.

Objectives and competences:

The course is focused at analysis, design and application of complex embedded systems in the field of robotics and measurement systems. Auditor is acquainted with the processes, organization and architecture of embedded systems and with their interaction. Focus is given to different aspects of software architecture and design for embedded systems, to communication of the hardware periphery and specific user interfaces.

Intended learning outcomes:

• Knowledge and understanding
• Capability of realization an analysis and design of embedded system hardware and software
• Capability of design a multitasking real-time application using different inputs and outputs including user interface.
• Practical knowledge of guidelines in real-time systems operation, arbitration and assurance of reliability in general technical environment.

Learning and teaching methods:

• Lectures, preparations for lab practices, individual lab work. Practices in a way, which enables further in-depth individual work.
• For specific fields, lectures are given by invited lecturers, which are specialist in their field of work.

Study materials

Readings:

• Tammy Noergaard, Embeded Systems Arhitecture - A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers and Programmers, Elsevier, 2005, ISBN 0-7506-7792-9.
• Jonathan W. Valvano, Embeded Microcomputer Systems – Real Time Interfacing, Brooks/Cole, 2000, ISBN 0-534-36642-2.
• A. Burns, A. Welling, Real-Time Systems and Programing Languages, Addison-Wesley, 1997, ISBN-13: 978-0201403657.