Course details

Security Systems

BPC-ZSY FEKT BPC-ZSY Acad. year 2024/2025 Winter semester 5 credits

Security systems are designed for the protection of assets of individuals and institutions. On completing the course, students will have a thorough overview of designing and operating common security systems and their functioning. Lectures are mainly dedicated to explaining the functioning of intruder alarm systems, fire alarm systems, closed-circuit television systems and access control systems. In exercises, students make experiments with common security systems and prepare projects of intruder alarm systems.

Guarantor

Burda Karel, doc. Ing., CSc. (UTKO)

Language of instruction

Czech

Completion

Credit+Examination (written)

Time span

  • 26 hrs lectures
  • 26 hrs laboratories

Department

Department of Telecommunications (UTKO)

Lecturer

Burda Karel, doc. Ing., CSc. (UTKO)

Instructor

Burda Karel, doc. Ing., CSc. (UTKO)

Learning objectives

The goal of the course is to provide students with a good insight into the branch of security systems.
A student who completes the course will be able to:
• explain the principles of the functioning of intruder alarm systems (IAS) and their detectors,
• explain the principles of the functioning of fire alarm systems (FAS) and their detectors,
• explain the principles of the functioning of closed-circuit television systems,
• explain the principles of the functioning of access control systems,
• explain the principles of the functioning of electronic payment systems,
• operate common security systems,
• design a simple intruder alarm system.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

No special knowledge is required.

Fundamental literature

  • BURDA, K. Základy elektronických zabezpečovacích systémů. Brno: CERM, 2017. 124 s. ISBN: 978-80-7204-967-7.
  • STRAŠIL, I.: Zabezpečovací systémy: laboratorní cvičení. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, 2013. ISBN: 978-80-214-4720- 2.

Syllabus of lectures

1. Introduction to the subject
2. Alarm systems (AS)
3. Object detectors of AS
4. Spatial detectors of AS
5. Video surveillance systems
6. Electrical fire alarm systems
7. Electronic access control
8. Biometric access control
9. Electronic article surveillance
10. Protection of digital copyright
11. Electronic payments and documents
12. Detection of dangerous substances and objects
13. Reserve 

Syllabus of laboratory exercises

1. Introduction to the exercise
2. Radio alarm system
3. Electronic access control
4. Video surveillance systems
5. Biometric access control
6. Electronic article surveillance
7. Electrical fire alarm system
8. Cable alarm system
9. Detectors for alarm system
10. - 13. Designing alarm system 

Progress assessment

20 points can be obtained for fulfilling the tasks in laboratory exercises and 80 points can be obtained for the examination. The examination is a written one and it is to check whether the student is able to explain the principles of the functioning of different types of security systems.
Laboratory exercises are obligatory.

Schedule

DayTypeWeeksRoomStartEndCapacityLect.grpGroupsInfo
Mon laboratory lectures T12/SE 5.116 13:0014:5015 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT xx Burda
Mon laboratory lectures T12/SE 5.116 15:0016:5015 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT xx Burda
Tue laboratory lectures T12/SE 5.116 13:0014:5015 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT xx Burda
Thu lecture lectures T12/SD 2.94 14:0015:5075 2BIA 2BIB 3BIT xx Burda

Course inclusion in study plans

  • Programme BIT, 2nd year of study, Elective
  • Programme BIT (in English), 2nd year of study, Elective
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