An Introductory Course on the Design of IoT Edge Computing Devices
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Virtual Conference
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July 26, 2021
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July 26, 2021
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July 19, 2022
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Electrical and Computer
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14
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10.18260/1-2--36677
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https://peer.asee.org/36677
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522
Paper Authors
Matthew McConnell
Case Western Reserve University
orcid.org/0000-0001-5299-528X
Matthew McConnell has been a hardware design engineer building networked, embedded Linux devices primarily in the industrial Test and Measurement market for the past twenty years. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics and a Masters of Science in Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. He currently collaborates with the Institute for Smart, Secure, and Connected Systems (ISSACS) to further IoT education and engineering programs at Case Western Reserve University.
Kenneth A. Loparo
Case Western Reserve University
orcid.org/0000-0002-9286-7765
Kenneth A. Loparo is the Arthur L. Parker Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, holds academic appointments in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the Case School of Engineering and the Faculty Director the Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems. He has received numerous awards including the Sigma Xi Research Award for contributions to stochastic control, the John S. Diekoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Teaching, the Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Engineering and Science Professor Award, the Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, the Carl F. Wittke Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and the Srinivasa P. Gutti Memorial Engineering Teaching Award. He was Associate Dean of Engineering from 1994 -1997 and chair of the Department of Systems Engineering from 1990 -1994 and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2013-2017.
Loparo is a fellow of a Life Fellow of the IEEE and a fellow of AIMBE, his research interests include stability and control of nonlinear and stochastic systems with applications to large-scale systems; nonlinear filtering with applications to monitoring, fault detection, diagnosis, prognosis and reconfigurable control; information theory aspects of stochastic and quantized systems with applications to adaptive and dual control and the design of distributed autonomous control systems; the development of advanced signal processing and data analytics for monitoring and tracking of physiological behavior in health and disease.
Nicholas A. Barendt
Case Western Reserve University
orcid.org/0000-0001-8982-3465
Nick Barendt is the Executive Director, Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS) at Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio. He is also an Adjunct Senior Instructor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering and the Department of Computer and Data Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. He has worked in a variety of industries: Industrial Automation, Robotics, Data Acquisition, and Test and Measurement. He has lead technologies teams as well as been an entrepreneur. He consults with industry and academia. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Abstract
Edge Computing Devices are becoming increasingly important in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem as they serve to bridge local IoT networks to Cloud resources while improving overall system performance by optimizing bandwidth usage, reducing decision latency, and minimizing costs. Due to these enhanced capabilities, IoT Edge Devices require more sophisticated designs than typical IoT Sensor Nodes that in turn require more sophisticated Design Engineers to build them. To prepare our students for these new challenges, we developed a hands-on laboratory course focused on the development tools, system components, and design paradigms used when building IoT Edge Devices. In this paper we describe the development of the course, our educational objectives, course syllabus, project assignments, results and suggestions for future course improvements.
McConnell, M., & Loparo, K. A., & Barendt, N. A. (2021, July), An Introductory Course on the Design of IoT Edge Computing Devices Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--36677
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