Course detail

CAD of Communication Systems

FEKT-KRKSAcad. year: 2011/2012

Very high frequency and microwave communication systems. Propagation of electromagnetic waves in free space. Basic types of RF and MW transmission lines and its properties. Design and simulation of planar filters. Power dividers power combiners, RF switches, directional couplers - design and simulation. Basics of UHF and MW antennas. Horn, reflector and planar antennas. Its properties, design and simulation. Linear amplifiers, nonlinear circuits. Block modeling of communication system.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Petr Vágner, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability to model communication systems on the system level. Ability to use commercial software for design of communication systems.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Student can obtain up to 40 points for activities in computer labs. An individual project is honored by 30 points (maximally), and the tests can be honored by up to 30 points.

Course curriculum

1. Very high frequency and microwave communication systems. Propagation of electromagnetic waves in free space.
2. Basic types of RF and MW transmission lines and its properties. Coaxial transmission lines, waveguides, microstrip transmission line, coplanar waveguide.
3. Microstrip transmission line planar circuits.
4. Planar filters using microstrip transmission line. Design and simulation of lowpass and highpass filters.
5. Planar filters using microstrip transmission line. Design and simulation of bandpass and bandstop filters.
6. Power dividers and combiners, RF switches, directional couplers. Design and simulation.
7. Basics of UHF and MW antennas. Horn, reflector and planar antennas. Its properties, design and simulation.
8. Design and simulation of linear amplifiers.
9. Design and simulation of nonlinear circuits.
10. Basics of modulation techniques and coding.
11. Communication system link budget.
12. Block modeling of communication system.
13. Classification of individual projects

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Introducing modeling of components of a communication chain in commercial programs to students. Introducing modeling of communication chainss on the system level to students.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ANSOFT Corp., Designer SV 2.2: User's Guide. Pittsburg: Ansoft Corp., 2005.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-BK Bachelor's

    branch BK-EST , 3. year of study, summer semester, optional specialized

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Vágner, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Radio-communication chain. Computer modeling of radio-connection by space wave.
Transmission lines. Modeling waveguides and planar transmission lines in FEMLAB.
Antennas. Modeling horn antennas in FEMLAB.
Antennas. Modeling planar antennas in ANSOFT Designer.
Filters. Modeling planar filters in ANSOFT Designer.
Amplifiers. Modeling linear HF circuits in ANSOFT Designer.
Frequency doublers. Modeling non-linear HF circuits in ANSOFT Serenade.
Oscillators. Designing oscillators in ANSOFT
Serenade. System design in ANSOFT Serenade: coders and decoders.

Exercise in computer lab

39 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Petr Vágner, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Radio-communication chain. Computer modeling of radio-connection by space wave.
Transmission lines. Modeling waveguides and planar transmission lines in FEMLAB.
Antennas. Modeling horn antennas in FEMLAB.
Antennas. Modeling planar antennas in ANSOFT Designer.
Filters. Modeling planar filters in ANSOFT Designer.
Amplifiers. Modeling linear HF circuits in ANSOFT Designer.
Frequency doublers. Modeling non-linear HF circuits in ANSOFT Serenade.
Oscillators. Designing oscillators in ANSOFT
Serenade. System design in ANSOFT Serenade: coders and decoders.