Introduction to cyber-physical systems

This course is an introduction to IoT-based systems.

Course contents

• Introduction to CPSs
• Core concepts: system, uncertainty, information, network, decision-making and action
• The three-layers of CPSs
• Enabling information and communication technologies
• Examples of CPSs and their social impact.

Learning outcomes

After the course you will be able to

• understand what cyber-physical systems (CPSs) are
• define uncertainty, information, network, decision-making and action as concepts
• analyse CPSs as constituted by three necessary layers with three cross-layer operations
• indicate enabling technologies of CPSs
• design and assess the performance of simple CPSs, as well as critically discuss their social impact.

Course materials

Textbook, simulations in python produced by the teachers and other suggested materials.

Literature: Nardelli, Pedro HJ. Cyber-physical Systems: Theory, Methodology, and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, 2022. Available at LUT Primo.

Teaching schedule

There will be fixed lecture times (not recorded).

Completion methods

Total workload 108 h:

• Lectures 14 h (7 x 2h)
• Tutorials using python 14 h (7 x 2h)
• Readings 26 h
• Assignments 18 h
• Presentations 6 h
• Final work 20 h
• Independent studies 10 h.

All parts of the completion method are compulsory. Grade range: 0-5 based on six assignments (30%) + final work (40%) + presentation (20%).

Please check the schedule from the LUT University study guide.

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