Digital Control And State Variable Methods
Lashawna Vorhees
Applications of signals and systems control, to communications and signal processing, (digital filter, narrow-band signals, modulation/demodulation, multiplexing control systems, feedback and stability), computer exercises. Applied probability and statistics, sample spaces and events, measure theory, experiments, trials, distributions (such as Poisson, Bionomial, and normal), random variables (continuous and discrete), law of large numbers, Chebyshev's inequality, estimation, reliability, and quality. Designing with tolerance, applications of probability and statistics in engineering design.
E E 534 - Digital Signal Processing (3 hours)
Representation and analysis of discrete time signals and systems. Finite and infinite impulse response filter design; computer-aided-design; Fast Fourier Transform; implementation of digital filters. Prerequisite: EE 302.
E E 550 - Electromagnetic Theory (3 hours)
Time-varying electric and magnetic fields; Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic potentials, electromagnetic boundary conditions, plane-wave propagation in unbounded conducting and non-conducting media, wave polarization, Poynting vector, reflection and transmission of waves at boundaries; radiation and antennas. Prerequisite: EE 381 or equivalent with a grade of C or better.
E E 566 - Digital Systems: Memory and Interfacing (3 hours)
Design of single-board computers using 32-bit processors; processor architecture and assembly language programming. Introduction to RISC processors. Prerequisite: EE 365 or consent of instructor.
E E 568 - Vhdl: Digital System Design (3 hours)
A structured guide to the modeling of the design of digital systems, using VHDL, a hardware description language. VHDL is designed to fill a number of needs in the design process. It allows description of the structure of a system, and the specification of the function using familiar programming language forms. As a result it allows the design of a system to be simulated and synthesized.
E E 582 - Medical Imaging (3 hours)
Introduction to the common methods and devices employed for medical imaging, including conventional x-ray imaging, x-ray computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine (single photon planar imaging), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultra-sound imaging. The physics and design of systems, typical clinical applications, medical image processing, and tomographic reconstruction. Cross-listed as ME 582. Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering or consent of instructor.
E E 630 - Random Variables and Signals (3 hours)
Axiomatic probability; probability distributions; correlation functions; power spectral density; random processes; Markov chains and Markov processes; linear and non-linear systems with random inputs; linear mean square estimation; Wiener and Kalman filtering; applications to signal processing problems. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of B in both EE 301 and EE 302 or equivalents; completion of a senior or graduate-level course in the area of signals and systems with a minimum grade of C.
E E 640 - Dynamic Systems Analysis (3 hours)
Advanced techniques for analysis of electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical systems. State function concepts are emphasized with applications for determining state equations, system stability, and control. Prerequisite: EE 301 or equivalent. Completion of a senior- or graduate-level signals and systems course with a minimum grade of C.
E E 699 - Thesis (0-6 hours)
Advanced electrical engineering research or design under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Required of students choosing thesis option. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 semester hours. Prerequisite: Consent of department chair; unconditional status.
ECE 531 - Communication Theory I (3 hours)
Orthogonal signal representation; review of Fourier series and Fourier transform; basic probability theory; random processes; power spectral density; Shannon's channel capacity; sampling theorem; baseband signaling; bandpass signaling; complex envelop representation of signals and systems; analog modulations; binary and M-ary digital modulations; phase locked loops, demodulation circuits; matched filter; error performance in digital communications. Cross-listed as ECE 431. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or a minimum grade of C in: ECE 206, ECE 302 or equivalents. Not open to students with credit in ECE 431.
ECE 541 - Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems (3 hours)
Analysis and design of linear automatic control systems for continuous-time dynamic systems using classical control theory. Fundamentals on feedback control theory. Root locus and Bode methods. Modeling and control of physical systems. Introduction to digital control. Computer-aided design and simulation. Cross listed as ECE 441. Not open to students with credits in ECE 441. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or a minimum grade of C in ECE206 and ECE22 or their equivalents;
ECE 542 - Advanced Data-Driven Control and Applications (3 hours)
Frequency domain and time domain design of linear/nonlinear control systems. Analysis and design of linear/nonlinear control systems for sampled-data and discrete-time systems. Classical and modern control theory methods. Modeling and data driven system identification and control of sampled-data and discrete-time systems. Micro-controller based control applications. Cross listed with ECE 442. Not open to students with credit in ECE 442. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or a minimum grade of C in ECE 441 and ECE 301.
ECE 543 - Distributed Learning Control of Dynamic Systems (3 hours)
The analysis and control of distributed dynamic systems, distributed learning and control issues in dynamic systems, distributed control and estimation of multiple dynamic systems, use of fundamental tools in modeling and control of linear and nonlinear dynamic systems, applications of distributed learning and control for multiple dynamic systems through case studies in multiple robot coordination and distributed power grids. Cross-listed as ECE 443. Prerequisite: Not open to students with credit in ECE 443.
ECE 544 - Introduction to Autonomous Robotics (3 hours)
The project-based course deals with the fundamentals on autonomous and intelligent robotics systems. It covers kinematics, manipulability, motion of robots, the basic definition, architecture, motion planning, control and navigation of autonomous robotics. Cross-listed as ECE444. Not open to students with credit in ECE 444. Prerequisite: MTH 224, ECE 103 or proficiency in programming in a structural computer language, ECE 221 or ECE 227, or graduate standing. Not open to students with credit in ECE 444. Consent of the instructor may be required.
ECE 546 - Power Laboratory (3 hours)
Experiments in transformers and rotating machines. Covered topics: electric machinery principles; brushed DC motor connections, operational characteristics, and applications; linear brushed DC motor model development, simulation, and verification; wound rotor and squirrel cage AC induction motor connections, operational characteristics, and applications; linear single-phase transformer model development and verification; power electronic H-bridge. Cross-listed as ECE 446. Not open to students with credit in ECE 446. Prerequisite: ECE 303
ECE 550 - Electromagnetic Theory (3 hours)
Time-varying electric and magnetic fields; Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic potentials, electromagnetic boundary conditions, plane-wave propagation in unbounded conducting and non-conducting media, wave polarization, Poynting vector, reflection and transmission of waves at boundaries; radiation and antennas.Cross-listed as ECE 450. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or a minimum grade of C in ECE 208. Not open to students with credits in ECE 450.
ECE 552 - Wireless Communication Systems (3 hours)
Introduction to wireless communication systems; modulation and detection; noise, attenuation; multipath and fading; sensitivity distortion, inter-modulation, and dynamic range; wireless link RF design; transmitter and receiver architectures; RF components and subsystems; selected wireless systems including multiple-access cellular systems. Cross-listed as ECE 452. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or a minimum grade of C in: ECE 206, ECE 208, ECE 303 or equivalents. Not open to students with credit in ECE 452.
ECE 553 - Radio Frequency Communications Laboratory (3 hours)
Radio frequency measurements of wireless system components and subsystems, time and frequency domain measurements of analog and digital signals in communication systems, computer-aided design, fabrication, and testing of microwave integrated circuit. Cross-listed as ECE 453. Prerequisite: ECE 551 with a minimum of B or equivalent. Not open to students with credit in ECE 453.
ECE 555 - Optical Fiber Communication (3 hours)
EM wave propagation in silica glass and step index optical fibers, LP modes, multimode and singlemode fibers, optical transmitters and receivers, design of optical fiber communication systems meeting industry standards. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or a minimum grade of C in ECE 208 or equivalent.
ECE 560 - Digital Signal Processing (3 hours)
Design of digital filters and multirate systems. Topics include: review of discrete-time signals and systems, generalized linear phase, all-pass filters, minimum phase systems, inverse systems, FIR filter design, IIR filter design, resampling in time and frequency domain, half-band filters, polyphase filters, quadrature mirror filters and wavelets. Cross-listed as ECE 460. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or a minimum grade of C in ECE 301 or equivalent. Not open to students with credit in ECE 460.