Course detail

Car Communication Devices

FEKT-MPA-AKTAcad. year: 2025/2026

Students become familiar with fundamentals of methods, standards and phenomena in the field of vehicular and mobile communication. An emphasis is given on the description of parameters of the transmission channels in the context of V2V and V2I such as channel stationarity, MIMO channel correlation and Doppler spread and shift. Students will gather information on the modelling of the data traffic as well as the real-world vehicular traffic in VANET networks. Students will understand the physical layer architecture of DRSC systems e.g. IEEE 802.11p or cellular systems such as LTE-V. Emphasis is put on explanation of the principles of a 4th  and 5th generation mobile systems (LTE).

 

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Peter Barcík, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Entry knowledge

Students registering for the course should be able to explain the basic principles of digital signal processing and data communication. Generally, the knowledge of the Bachelor's degree level is required.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

During the semester, students can obtain up to 30 points for their active work in laboratory. The final exam is awarded by up to 70 points.
Computer lab in-class exercises are compulsory.

Aims

The aim of the course is to get the students familiar with basic concepts and algorithms necessary for the information dissemination in the intra- and inter-vehicular networks including the specifics of the radio channel and function of mobile communication systems.

 

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

CHEN, Wai. Vehicular Communications and Networks, ISBN: 978-1-78242-211-2, 2015, Publikace je dostupná studentům a zaměstnancům VUT prostřednictvím digitální knihovny Elsevier. (CS)
SOMMER, Christoph; DRESSLER, Falko. Vehicular networking. Cambridge University, Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-107-04671-9. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPAD-CAN Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme MPAD-CAN Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme MPC-EKT Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Peter Barcík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the electronic systems in automotive technology (basic topology, sensors). 2. Communication inside vehicles, CAN, LIN, FlexRay. 3. Automotive ethernet. 4. Standards for V2V communication, DSRC systems IEEE 802.11p. 5. 4G and 5G technologies for V2V and V2I communication. 6. Specifics of wireless communication between vehicles and description of the radio channel, basic terms, and defining properties (Doppler shift, coherence). 7. Methods and principles of measuring time-varying radio channels (in the time and frequency domain). 8. Intelligent transportation systems (transferred administrations, use cases, architecture). 9. Basic principles of autonomous vehicles (lidar, camera, ultrasonic sensors). 10. Localization in automotive technology (GPS, automotive radar systems).

Exercise in computer lab

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Peter Barcík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Estimation and equalization of the transmission channel 2. The low-power part of 5G hands-on NB-IoT, CAT-M1 3. Channel sounding 4. Simulation of 802.11p 5. 4G physical channels, synchronization, and processing of LTE downlink signals 6. Multipath propagation 7. S32K3xx Automotive MCUs – Challenges, Multicore and Architecture (NXP) 8. DSI3 communication and ultrasonic distance sensors