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Syllabus ( ELEC 641 )


   Basic information
Course title: Localization Techniques
Course code: ELEC 641
Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Saliha BÜYÜKÇORAK EDİBALİ
ECTS credits: 7,5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: Bahar, Spring
Level of course: Third Cycle (Doctoral)
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: None
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: This course studies basic localization techniques in terms of wireless networks and channels, and introduces basic localization algorithms. It also addresses security problems in localization techniques.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Acquire the principles of localization techniques.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Interpret engineering problems, formulate appropriate techniques to solve them and find out creative solutions
    2. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
    3. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    4. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Term paper
  2. Learn terrestrial and non-terrestrial wireless channel modeling and their effects on localization systems.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Interpret engineering problems, formulate appropriate techniques to solve them and find out creative solutions
    2. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
    3. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    4. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Term paper
  3. Recognize basics localization algorithms.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Interpret engineering problems, formulate appropriate techniques to solve them and find out creative solutions
    2. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
    3. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    4. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Term paper
  4. Consider localization techniques in various wireless networks.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Interpret engineering problems, formulate appropriate techniques to solve them and find out creative solutions
    2. Acquire scientific knowledge and work independently
    3. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    4. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
    3. Term paper
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction to localization techniques
Week 2: Pyhical parameters for localization
Week 3: Wireless channel models
Week 4: Terrestrial wireless channel modeling and localization
Week 5: Non-terrestrial wireless channel modeling and localization
Week 6: Non-radio-frequency channel modeling and localization
Week 7: Trileration and fingerprinting algorithms for localization
Week 8: Grid search algorithm for localization
Week 9: Cramer-Rao bound
Week 10: Midterm, GNSS-based localization
Week 11: Wireless networks
Week 12: Wireless networks and localization
Week 13: Localization security issuses
Week 14: Workshop
Week 15*: -
Week 16*: Final exam
Textbooks and materials: Handbook of Position Location, Edited by Seyed A. R. Zekavat and R. M. Buehrer, IEEE Press, 2019.
Recommended readings: Position Location Techniques and Applications, D. M. Rodriguez, F. Bouchereau, C. V. Rosales, R. Enriquez-Caldera, Academic Press, 2009.
Localization in Wireless Networks: Foundations and Applications, J. F. Sanford, M. Potkonjak, S. Slijepcevic, Springer, 2012.
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 10 20
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 14 30
Homework: 5/10 10
Quiz: 7/13 5
Final exam: 16 35
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 3 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 10 2
Term project: 3.5 14
Term project presentation: 1 1
Quiz: 2 2
Own study for mid-term exam: 12 1
Mid-term: 3 1
Personal studies for final exam: 12 1
Final exam: 3 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
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  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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