BEE 4433 Antenna Theory and Propagation

Week 3 covers the topic of Electrically Small Antenna, which among the most attractive antenna structure due to it’s simplicity in the design process and compact size. However, these come with a trade off narrow bandwidth and low efficient radiancy.

For this chapter, please complete the following:-

  1. Electrically Small Antenna Video Review
  2. Complete Lab 1 on Dipole antenna design
    1. Simulate the halfwave dipole design
    2. Observe the following items and:-
      • describe the operating frequency of the dipole antenna,
      • describe the radiation characteristics of the antenna,
      • what are the influencing design parameters,
      • estimate the dimensions of a dipole antenna that will radiate at 1.8 GHz
    3. Submit your answers in a 2-page journal article format.The anatomy /structure of a journal article is explained here:-

 

This Lab assignment contributes 5% to the course works marks.

 

Video for class today is as follows:-

Class Video

 

BEE 3233 – Electronic Systems Design

Another subject that I’ll be facilitating this semester is Electronic System Design.

 

Learning outcomes of this course are as follows:-

  1. The first outcome is targeted into establishing a solid understanding in design concepts for digital electronics. This include being able to
    • Differentiate different digital implementation technologies available – covering from programmable logic arrays, PLD, PAL and FPGAs,
    • The concepts of Arithmetic Logic Units – which covers from the basic adders, carry look ahead adders and multipliers, as well as
    • Finite state machines and its design techniques
  2. The second outcome aims in developing students ability to design, simulate and implement digital design onto an FPGA. Here, not only is the simulation ability is reflected via
    • FPGA programming using Verilog language,
    • Implementation of the systems onto an FPGA, as well as
    • Analyze and evaluate the performance of the design experimentally
  3. The final outcome touches on a skills that is essential for all engineering graduates – communication both verbal and written skills.Specifically for this course, we’ll look into these two domain:-
    • Review journal articles
    • Convey engineering design ideas and experimental results via scientific reporting

The knowledge content of this course can be charted out in these 3 main domains:-

  1. Implementation Technologies
    • Fixed logic solutions,
    • template based
      • The conventional PAL, PLA and CPLD
    • Look up table
      • FPGA technologies
  2. An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is a digital circuit used to perform arithmetic and logic operations. It represents the fundamental building block of the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer. Modern CPUs contain very powerful and complex ALUs. In this course, ALU include:-
    • Adders
    • Multipliers, and
    • ALU
  3. And finally, the Finite State Machines. A finite–state machine (FSM), is basically a mathematical model of computation. It is an abstract machine that can be in exactly one of a finite number of states at any given time. Throughout the course, we will look into 3 main concepts in FSM which are:
    • mealy
    • moore
    • mealy moore machine

SESI #06: REPUBLIKA MERAH ONLINE – Electronic System Design: The Robot, The Codes and The Apps

Had the privilege to be one of the panelist for today’s Karnival Buku Ilmiah 2020 Session #6.

SESI #06: REPUBLIKA MERAH ONLINE

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20/21 1 Antenna Theory & Propagation

BEE 4433  Antenna Theory and Radio Propagation is among the courses that I’ll be teaching in this semester. Looking forward to meeting the new batch online :).

There are 3 main outcomes targeted from this course as shown here:

  1. Theories
  2. Simulations, and
  3. Communication

The first outcome is targeted into establishing a solid understanding on the theories and concept behind an antenna design. This include being able to characterize and explain

  • The operating mechanism of an antenna mathematically,
  • The physics of radiations generated by an antenna structure, and
  • The advantages and limitation of an antenna design

The second outcome aims in developing students ability to design and simulate antenna to meet design requirements.

Here, not only is the simulation ability is reflected via the competencies of using a CAD tools such as the 3D full wave solver, but also to fabricate and measure the performance of a prototype antenna in a lab scale.

This means a student should be able to:-

  • Model the radiating structure
  • Analyze and conclude simulation results – making sense of the simulated results, and finally,
  • to evaluate antenna experimentally – which include fabrication process and measurement techniques.

The final outcome touches on a skills that is essential for all engineering graduates – communication both verbal and written skills.

Specifically for this course, we’ll look into these two domain:-

  • Review journal articles
  • Convey engineering design ideas and experimental results via scientific reporting