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EECS 124
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Introduction to Embedded SystemsEECS 124 is a new course, being offered on a pilot basis in Spring 2008, intended to introduce students to the design and analysis of computational systems that interact with physical processes. Applications of such systems include medical devices and systems, consumer electronics, toys and games, assisted living, traffic control and safety, automotive systems, process control, energy management and conservation, environmental control, aircraft control systems, communications systems, instrumentation, critical infrastructure control (electric power, water resources, and communications systems for example), robotics and distributed robotics (telepresence, telemedicine), defense systems, manufacturing, and smart structures. A major theme of this course will be on the interplay of practical design with formal models of systems, including both software components and physical dynamics. A major emphasis will be on building high confidence systems with real-time and concurrent behaviors. The first offering of this course, in Spring 2008, will have limited enrollment, and students will be expected to participate in development in the course, including the lab content. This first offering is advised only for advanced and adventurous undergraduates. |