SPECIAL TOPICS IN REAL-TIME PROCESSING 327

Prerequisites: Senior standing Microcontrollers and digital signal processors are often utillized in applications such as communications systems, automotive control systems, biomedical instrumentation, consumer applicances, and industrial control systems. The purpose of this course is to examine a variety of issues regarding the real-time application of embedded microprocessor systems. Topics will include digital processing, the operation of sensors and transducers, signal representation, system design and software development. Classes will include lecture and laboratory sessions. Depending on student interest, exemplary applications from the following list will be studied: automotive control, biomedical instrumentation, communication systems, speech processing, data compression, and audio and acoustic processing.