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Seminars: Bradley J. Bazuin, Ph.D. RFID 101 Demonstration |
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RFID 101 Demonstration: Distance, Material and Other Effects An RFID User Group Presentation Technical Abstract This presentation and demonstration provides a brief overview of the new WMU RFID Laboratory, describes factors effecting RFID performance (particularly distance, materials, and interference), and provides a demonstration of an Alien RFID Development Kit.
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RFID: Radio Frequency Identification An IEEE Student Branch Pizza and Pop
Seminar Technical Abstract RFID has emerged as a new technology with tremendous application potential. This seminar presents and overview of RFID with specific materials available on the Web (with specific elements from Intermec and ThinMagic). In addition, a discussion of the RFID work being performed as part of an ECE 481 & 482 capstone project will be discussed.
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Wireless Communication
Systems: Software Radio Architecture A Guest Lecture for ECE 460 Technical Abstract While studying the ABC's (A. Bruce Carlson) of communication system, it is useful to take a step back and get a broader view of modern communications signals and systems. This lecture touches on allocated frequency bands, signal site planning and ranges, the implementation of wireless communications using software radio architectures, and advanced signal formats emerging due to software radio signal processing. In addition, an overview of facilities and research opportunities at WMU in wireless communications is provided.
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MATLAB: A
Tool An IEEE Student Branch Pizza and Pop
Seminar Technical Abstract Throughout your engineering careers, you will find tricks, techniques, and tools that are useful for dealing with tedious, challenging or just plain difficult engineering problems. Build your own personal “Toolbox” of things that help you understand, explain, or prove your ideas. MATLAB can be one of your tools.
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Wireless Communication: at WMU and beyond College of Engineering and Applied
Sciences Seminar Series Technical Abstract Wireless communications devices have become ubiquitous at WMU. As our current generation of students may think televisions channels have always been changed by remote controls, coming generations may not understand life without handheld or body-worn computing and communication assistants with continuous wireless high-bandwidth voice and information access. With the numerous wireless devices emerging around us, including WMU's wireless network, it is important to gain an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of both available wireless networks and emerging systems and technologies. This presentation will focus on a range of wireless communication topics, starting with the Wireless Ethernet or IEEE Standard 802.11b (or WiFi if you like consumer marketing terms). Topics that effect wireless network performance will be presented, including; why you may or may not be able to connect to the network, how far away can you go and still connect, should you worry about security, and can other devices effect your connection now and in the future. After starting with WiFi, the alphabet soup of IEEE 802.11abefhig will be described with what they can or may offer. Then, the system with a historical Danish King's name, Bluetooth, will be discussed and why WMU's and OIT policy forbids us from using Bluetooth enabled devices. To bring the presentation back within the research domain, the final topic area will describe some of the wireless research projects being performed at WMU, the test and measurement equipment that has been purchased and assembled, and future directions for wireless research and applications.
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Mail comments to: brad.bazuin@wmich.edu |