An introduction to continuous and discrete signal and system models and analyses. Topics include discrete and continuous convolution, Fourier transforms, and Laplace transforms and Z-transforms with application examples including AM modulation and the sampling theorem.
Lectures and laboratory exercises on signal and system modeling. Topics include noise models and analysis, filter design, modulation techniques, sampling, discrete Fourier Transforms, State Variable Models, and feedback design with an emphasis on using computer software for analysis and simulation.
Analysis and design of electronic circuitry incorporating nonlinear electronic elements such as transistors, FET's, and vacuum tubes. Applications to amplifiers.
Experimental exercises in the design and analysis of useful electronic circuits incorporating semiconductor devices: transistors, tunnel and Zener diodes; also, vacuum tubes, integrated circuits and operational amplifiers. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, three hours.
Experimental exercises in the design and analysis of useful electronic circuits incorporating semiconductor devices: transistors, tunnel and Zener diodes; also, vacuum tubes, integrated circuits and operational amplifiers. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, three hours.
Applications of electromagnetic theory; electrostatic and magnetostatic fields; Maxwell's field equiations; plane waves; transmission lines and waveguides; antennas and radiation.
The first semester of a two-semester capstone design sequence for senior students in electrical engineering with an emphasis on the engineering design processes. Topics important in product design and manufacturing are included, including considerations of economics, safety, and communication. Students are expected to formally propose a design project that includes a problem definition that incorporates engineering standards and realistic constraints. Students work in teams to develop and complete the designs. Lecture, two hours, laboratory, three hours per week.
The second semester of a two-semester design sequence for senior students in electrical engineering with an emphasis on the engineering processes. Students work in teams to develop and complete the designs. Topics to include engineering ethics, design, documentation, and communication.
An introduction to digital signal processing and classification methods for audio signals. Topics include signal analysis and system design using correlation functions, power spectra, difference equations, and transfer functions; implementations of filters, classifiers, and audio effects; characteristics and modeling of common audio signals such as speech, music, and noise.
Introduction to common power electronic converters used in electric motoro drives. Steady-state analysis methods for electric machines fed by power conditioning converters. Performance prediction of electric machines by electromagnetic field theory and by coupled oil models.
