Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Notes |
| August 28 | Introduction and course overview | Slides, Weiser paper | |
| August 30 | Time, Clocks, Clock Synchronization | Slides | |
| September 4 | Reference model | Slides | |
| September 6 | Real-Time Scheduling | Slides | |
| September 11 | Real-Time Scheduling | Slides | 1st Homework and 1st Programming Assignment |
| September 13 | Real-Time Scheduling | Project Discussion | |
| September 18 | Resource Access Control | Slides | 1st Homework Due |
| September 20 | Real-Time Communication | Slides | |
| September 25 | Real-Time Communication | Slides | 2nd Homework available and 1st Programming Assignment Due |
| September 27 | Real-Time Communication | Slides | |
| October 2 | Real-Time Operating Systems | Slides | One-page project proposal due, 2nd homework due |
| October 4 | Real-Time Operating Systems | Slides | 2nd Programming Assignment |
| October 9 | Fault-Tolerant Systems | Slides | |
| October 11 | Fault-Tolerant Systems | ||
| October 16 | Real-Time Sensor Networks | SPEED paper, RAP paper | Two-page project proposal due |
| October 18 | Energy-Aware Real-Time Systems | Inter-task DVS paper, Intra-task DVS paper | 3rd Homework available |
| October 23 | Mid-semester break | ||
| October 25 | Mid-semester break | ||
| October 30 | A Real-time Computer Vision System for Measuring Traffic Parameters (Alex) | Paper1 | |
| November 1 | An Optimal Real-Time Scheduling Algorithm for Multiprocessors (Andrew) Energy-Aware Scheduling for Real-Time Multiprocessor Systems with Uncertain Task Execution Time (Instructor) |
Paper1, Paper2 | 2nd Programming Assignment Due |
| November 6 | Robust Algorithm for Real-Time Route Planning (Ryan) Overload Traffic Management for Sensor Networks (Peter) |
Paper1, Paper2 | |
| November 8 | Run-Time Services for Hybrid CPU/FPGA Systems on Chip (Aaron) Real-Time Operating Systems (Alex) |
Paper1, Paper2 | |
| November 13 | The Evolution of Real-Time Linux (Andrew) A Firm Real-Time Implementation Using Commercial Off-The-Shelf Hardware and Free Software (Instructor) |
Paper1, Paper2 | |
| November 15 | A Performance and Schedulability Analysis of an Autonomous Mobile
Robot (Dan F.), Managing Contention and Timing Constraints in a Real-Time Database System (Dan D.) |
Paper1, Paper2 | |
| November 20 | The Embedded Machine: Predictable, Portable Real-Time Code (Peter), Developing Real-Time Multi-Agent Systems (Aaron) |
Paper1, Paper2 | Project progress report due |
| November 22 | Thanksgiving | ||
| November 27 | Real-Time Coordination of Autonomous Vehicles (Ryan) | Paper1 | |
| November 29 | Techniques for Enhancing Real-time CORBA Quality of Service (Dan D.), A Rate-Monotonic Scheduler for the Real-time Control of Autonomous Robots (Dan F.) |
Paper1, Paper2 | |
| December 4 | Project Presentations (Ryan/Aaron, Dan F., Alex/William) | ||
| December 6 | Project Presentations (Dan D., Peter, Andrew) | ||
| December 11 | Review | ||
| December 18 | Project submission deadline (midnight) | ||
| December 19 | Optional: meeting with instructor to discuss or demonstrate project (arrange time with instructor) |