MIT Department of Media Arts and Sciences
MAS.965: Electronic Skins and Dense Sensor Networks (Spring 2003 Teaching Assistant)
Instructor: Joseph Paradiso
This class is a seminar intended to explore and flesh out (no pun
intended) the state-of-the-art of extremely dense sensor aggregates
and define a vision of "Sensate Media" or multimodal electronic
"skin". The class will survey biological inspiration (e.g., structure
and capabilities of animate skin), fine-grained sensor architectures
(e.g., robotic skin, smart matter, and smart skins for vehicles and
structures, such as sensor-embedded composites, etc.), distributed
computing (decentralized pattern-recognition, signal processing,
estimation, control, emergence), and touch on current research in
sensor networks. Reading materials will be assigned at each
lecture. Class participation is important, and students will be picked
to present in particular areas each week. An additional 6 units of
credit may be awarded for students choosing to do a final project or
research paper.
[official course page]
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