Independent individual study or investigation of problems in a field related to the Diploma, under the supervisions of a faculty member.
For students working on an advanced research program leading to the completion of the master’s thesis. Students registered for the master degree must register every term in this course starting the third term of their registration.
For students working on an advanced research program leading to the completion of the Ph.D. thesis. Students registered for the Ph.D. degree must register every term in this course starting the first term after passing their qualifying examination.
Discrete-time signals and systems – Z-transform – Discrete: Fourier transform and Fast Fourier transform – Digital Filter and implementation; Quantization affects – Random Signal processing. Correlation canceling, prediction autoregressive processes – Two- dimensional signal processing: Nonlinear processing techniques – Spectrum estimation ¬computer implementation of some of the considered techniques.
The architecture system design and hardware implementation real time signal processors and digital filters processing operations including the discrete Fourier transform, discrete convolution, Cosine transform, Hartley transform, and the estimation of power spectra – Applications in speech processing, image processing, communication, sonar, and radar signal processing.
Approximation of ideal frequency response – Linear computing circuits Time and amplitude scaling. Simulation of transfer functions – Non-linear function generators – Design of active filters – Sensitivity.
Theory and applications of adaptive filtering in system and signal processing – Iterative methods of optimization and their convergence properties; transversal filters; LMS algorithms – Adaptive Kalman filtering and least-squares algorithms – Applications to detection, noise canceling, speech processing – Computer implementations of some of the considered techniques.
Fast algorithms for short convolutions and the discrete Fourier transform – Number theoretic transforms – Multi-dimen¬sional transforms and convolutions – Filter architectures -¬ Computer implementations of some of the considered algorithms.
Theory and application of digital image processing – Multi¬ dimensional signal processing – Random, Quantization, image compression, enhancement, restoration, segmentation, shape description, reconstruction of pictures from their projec¬tions, pattern recognition.
Basic principles; waves, propagation, impedance, reflection, transmission, attenuation, scattering, power levels – Generation of ultrasonic waves; transducers, focusing – Fraunhofer and Fresnel zones – Instrumentation; display methods, Doppler techniques, signal processing. Industrial and medical applications will be emphasized.
Electronic instruments for measuring basic parameter-transducers as input elements to instrumentation system-analog and digital data acquisition systems.
Generalized Approach to Measuring Systems – General Functioning Diagram – Input and Output Configuration – Input Devices to Measuring Systems – Sensing Elements: passive, active and digital transducers – Signal Conditioning and Data Acquisition: DC and AC systems instrument amplifiers, A/D system sampling, A/D and D/ A converters- Feedback Measuring Systems: types of systems, inverse transducers.
Manual and automatic microwave network analyzer measurements power, Power spectrum, and noise measurements – ¬Characterization of devices and systems – Special topics will include design and construction of microwave devices, RCS and antenna measurements, micro strip measurements, and microwave circuit measurements -Laboratory experiments dealing with the above topics.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging and blood flow measurement principles – state-of-the-art techniques in medical instrumen¬tation to measure parameters of direct clinical significance, NMR, electron spin resonance, viscosity determinations -¬ Measurement and analysis of biopotentials and biomedical transducer characteristics; electrical safety, operational amplifiers for signal processing and computer interfacing – signal analysis and display on the laboratory minicomputer – Lectures and laboratory.
Basic modalities Used for imaging internal structures within the volume of the body from a systems viewpoint: x¬-ray radiography, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound – Analysis of exciting proposed systems in terms of resolution, modulation transfer function, detection sensitivity, noise ability to visualize disease processes, arid potential for improving diagnosis.
Electro acoustical transducers & definitions, analysis of different models, piezoelectric transducers, SAW devices and applications, acoustical filters, acoustical resonators, acoustical radiators – Beam forming methods, applications communication systems, applications in ultrasonic imaging.
Medical terminology, dielectric behavior of biological molecules, measurement of the electrical constants of the human body – Radiative signals in human body – Microwave components used for human body.
Inverters (voltage & current commutated inverters – Methods of harmonic reduction Cycloconverter-Four quadrant chopper-firing circuits.
Switching, timing, wave shaping, and logic circuits to generate the diversity of waveform and functions used in pulse systems, instrumentation, and computers – Emphasis on techniques of analysis and obtaining appropriate circuit models for solid state devices and IC’s in these highly nonlinear circuits
Analysis and design of bipolar analog IC’s emphasizing quantitative study of circuit performance, figure of merit, limitations, and recent techniques for optimization – Topics:
Electrical and magnetic properties of solids from a fund¬amental point of view – Introduction to band theory, surface states, dielectric and ferromagnetic materials, magnetic materials, ferrites ferromagnetism, and superconductivity
Methodologies, tools, and practical experience in the design and implementation of digital systems using microprocessors, memories, and peripheral devices – Proposal, design, implemen¬tation, and evaluation of individual projects – Use of logic state analysis and microprocessor development stations.
Analysis and design of MOS and bipolar large- scale integrated circuits at the circuit level – Fabrication processes, device characteristics, parasitic effects and dynamic digital cir¬cuits for logic and memory functions – Calculation of speed and power consumption from layout and fabrication parameters, ROM, RAM, EPROM circuits design – Use of SPICE and other computer aids.
Fundamentals of analog MOS integrated circuit design, Small-signal device and circuits models – Design of amplifiers, analog switches, sample and hold circuits, comparators and voltage reference – Analog subsystems, including A/D and D/A converters and switched capacitor filters.
Propagation of laser beams: Gaussian wave optics and the ABCD law – Crystal properties and the dielectric tensor; Electro¬ optic effects and devices; Acousto-optic diffraction and dev¬ices – Introduction to nonlinear optics: coupled mode theory and second harmonic generation; phase matching – Laser resonators, eigen modes, and stability analysis; Rate equation analysis; Homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening mechanisms; Laser gain and gain saturation; Q-switching and mode locking ¬ Special topics: laser pulse compression; Raman and Brillouin scattering, phase conjugation.
In depth treatment of device structures, fabrication techno¬logies and circuit design issues in Integrated circuits¬ Optical, X-ray and e-beam lithograph, in implementation, oxidation and diffusion – Thin film deposition – Wet and dry etching and ion milling – Effect of phase and defect equilibria on process control.
Programmable Logic Controllers – Data Loggers – Telemetry – Static Frequency Changers.
Physical principles and operational characteristics of semiconductor devices – Mechanics of carrier transport in solids and at interfaces, high field and hot carrier effect – Advanced discussion of bipolar and field-effect transistors with emphasis on the behavior dictated by present and probable future technologies.
Topics in solar cells and power semiconductor devices – Device physics, advanced concepts, production technologies – Applications, systems and circuits, economics.
Introduction to the methods of quantum mechanics with applications to atomic, molecular, solid state, nuclear and elementary practice physics.
The laser principles; analysis of specific laser systems such as gas lasers, semiconductor lasers, and other solid-state lasers; laser dynamics, noise phenomena, nonlinear optics, guided wave optics, selected applications of coherent optics
Visible and infrared photo detectors, including PIN and avalanche Photodiodes, photon counting devices and image intensifiers – imaging detectors; including vidicons and Charge Coupled Devices – display devices – semiconductor lasers, acousto-optic, electro-optics and wave guide modulators; nonlinear optics, including second harmonic generation and optical bistability.
Thermal and laser source of optical radiation properties of material, polarization, photo refraction, signal processing – Detection and modulation, Fourier optics, optical computing, holography, optical data storage and retrieval.
Crystals structure and symmetries – Energy-band theory Cyclotron resonance – Tensor effective mass – Statistics of electronics state population – Recombination theory – Carrier transport theory. Interface properties – optical processes and properties.
Introduction to superconductivity – Electron pairing. BCS and Ginzburg-Landu theories – Single-particle and Josephson tunneling – Electrodynamics of superconductors and Josephson junctions – Proximity effect – Mixed state in type II superconductors – Thin film – Applications in analog and digital circuits – Fabrication technology.
Algorithms for the Solution of: linear simultaneous equations, simultaneous differential equations, iteration techniques, and optimization techniques.
Microprocessor Interfacing: definitions, interfacing layers, interfacing considerations, bus interfacing (synchronous and asynchronous), memory and peripheral interfacing (memory mapped and PIO)- Analog Interfacing to Microprocessors: analog
Computer Techniques for Solving Power Engineering Problems-The use of computer packages-Applications of numerical methods in Power Engineering.
Introduction to Stochastic Processes: probability, random variables, mean square estimation, stochastic processes and spectral analysis- Optimization Methods: mathematical bases, unconstrained minimization, and minimization with constraints¬ – Mathematical Programming: linear programming, dynamic program¬ming.
Device modeling formulation of network equations – Casualty, reciprocity, losslessness, passivity, stability, gain-band¬width – Algorithms for computing linear, piecewise linear, And nonlinear resistive and dynamic circuits
This course covers a wide variety of topics relating to the development of computer aids for integrated circuit design. It will emphasize the state-of the-art techniques and both the theoretical basis for the methods as well as the application of results to practical problems, including details of implementation – Topics to be covered include simulation, layout techniques, synthesis, verification, testing, and integrated design systems.
Architectures and protocols – Objective of computer networks, computer structure and components, switching techniques, network functions, layered network architectures, data link protocols, network control, transport and session protocols, presentation layer protocols – Specific examples and standard protocols are cited for point-to-point, satellite, packet radio, and local area networks.
Computer simulation techniques for integrated circuit process and device modeling, such as bipolar current gain and MOS threshold voltage – Use of computer packages.
Anatomical and physiological properties of neural networks ¬Mathematical modeling – Information capacity – Network adaptation, learning, and self-organization – Applications to pattern recognition, associative memory, and classes of optimization problems – Algorithmic approaches; single and multi-layered, deterministic and stochastic – The problem of connectivity and implementation approaches.
Mathematical methods in electrostatics and magnetostatics. The canonical forms of partial differential equations. Finite difference approximations. Boundary and initial value problems. Interpolation and approximation. Finite element methods. Method of moments and applications. Computer implementations of some of the considered numerical methods.
Numerical techniques for antennas – Solution of integral equations – Method of moments – Conjugate gradient, Fast Fourier transform and finite element boundary integral methods – High frequency methods – Applications including planar antennas; strip dipoles and patches, arrays, apertures antenna synthesis and design – Computer implementations of some of the considered numerical methods.
High Voltage Technology – Insulation Coordination – Distribu¬tion and Power Transformers; applications and testing-Power Capacitors- Grounding of Power Systems; methods and devices.
Development in Power Equipment and Related International Standards, its Specification And Testing – Design Of complete Power Systems Applying Computer Aided Design and Use of Modern Power Equipment.
Special Types of Electromagnetic relays – Back up protection¬ System Stability and Out of Step Relaying – Reclosing and synchronizing- Protection of Complete Power Systems – Relays Coordination and Tripping Plans – Testing and Calibration of Relays-Tripping Circuits and Auxiliary Relays – Commissioning Tests of Protection Systems.
Covering the international standards e.g. IEC standards regarding the main specifications, testing, inspection and commissioning of power equipment.
Fault Analysis: General Background: equivalent circuit (modeling) of different parts of power system, different methods of S.C. calculations-Zero Sequence Impedance for Multi-Parallel Line with and without Mutual Coupling and its Action on Calculations-Uses Computer for 3-Phase Unbalance Faults (short and open line or-simultaneously) – Response of H.V.D.C. System to: D.C. line fault, A.C. line fault, by studying characteristics, modeling and detection- Rectifiers A.C. System Fault-Inverters A.C. System Fault Distribution System: Distribution System Planning: load estimating, rating, choice of voltage, cost-Rural Distribution System:, choice of system line construction, substations, consumer connections- Urban Distribution System: network layout, design of minimum cost networks – Interactive Calculation for Medium and Low Voltage Distribution Systems.
Modeling of Power System Elements-Steady state Analysis of Power System- steady state Sensitivity Analysis- Power System Data error Detection and Identification – Stochastic Load Flow – state Estimation Theory and Application
General Planning: deterministic and probabilistic models Transmission System Planning: deterministic and probabilistic models- Automated Transmission System Expansion Planning: Tellegen’s theorem,- network sensitivity, design of automated network including practical considerations – Automated Planning Using Interactive Graphics – Composite Generation – Transmission Reliability – Load Forecasting.
Exact Power System Loss Equation-Economic Dispatch of Thermal and Hydrothermal Units-Optimal Power Flow-Unit Commitment: aspects’ and solution methods-Power System Security Monitoring¬ Steady state Contingency Analysis.
Static Relays, types, design, characteristics and applications – Digital Relays; theories, design, types and applications ¬ Testing and Calibration of the Two Types of Relays
Review of Traveling Waves & other Transients on T. Ls.-Transient Modeling of Power Systems and Components – Computing Aids to the Calculation of Electrical Transients – Insulation Coordination¬ – Case Studies in Electrical Transients – Measuring Techniques and Surge Testing.
Development in High Voltage Generation and Measuring Equip¬ment- Latest Research Work and Publications in the Fields of Liquid, Solid and Gas Dielectrics – Development in High Voltage Power Equipment – Specifications, Related International Stan¬dard and Testing of High Voltage Power Equipment.
Dielectric Materials; polarization, frequency response, breakdown, piezoelectricity, ferroelectrics-Magnetic Materials, domains and hysteresis curve, review of microscopic theory, Stern Gerlach experiment, magnetic resonance- Superconduc¬tivity.
General Aspects-converters & Inverters Stations-Control of DC Grid- Protection of DC Transmission Lines – DC Switchgears¬ Harmonics & Filters – Ground Return- O.H.L. Design-DC Cables¬ – Operation of a DC Link as Fart of an AC System-Radio Interference.
Different Types of Energy Available-What is Renewable Energy¬ ’Types of Renewable Energy: photovoltaic, wind, tidal wave, geo- thermal, biomass storage of Energy – Economics of Renewable Energy Systems – Management of Renewable Energy Systems – Design of Renewable Energy Systems – Hybrid Energy Sources – Applica¬tions and Worked Examples.
Basic electromagnetic theory, uniqueness theorem and boundary conditions. Electromagnetic potentials and Hertz vectors ¬ Wave equation in different kinds of media including inhomogeneous, an isotropic and time varying – Plane wave in lossy dielectric media- Reflection and transmission – Surface waves – Propagation in ionized media – Propagation in layered media.
Ground wave propagation: direct waves, surface waves, effect of spherical earth’s surface, surface roughness – Fresnel zones. Propagation in the earth’s troposphere; standard, sub and super refraction – Fading – Troposcatter propagation ¬ Propagation in the earth’s ionosphere; effect of losses and earth’s magnetic fields. Natural phenomena in the ionosphere and magnetosphere – Scattering from meteors. Optimum signals for ionospheric communications.
General theory of wave-guides; Inhomogeneous filling – Surface wave-guides. Periodic structures – Components. Scattering parameters representations – Passive microwave devices; direc¬tional couplers, filters, isolators and circulators – Six-port couplers – Microwave circuits – Integrated microwave circuits. Laboratory measurements of the scattering parameters of some treated components and circuits.
Transmitting and receiving antennas-Linear and aperture anten¬nas- Arrays – Coupling between elements – Broadband antennas ¬ Small antennas – Antenna synthesis and design – Antenna meas¬urements- Experimental investigation of antenna parameters such as gain, input impedance and patterns of selected antenna types.
Boundary Value Problems – Approximate Solution – Analytical Solution of Boundary Value Problems – Electric Fields and Currents – Static & Quasi – Static Magnetic Fields
Equivalence principle and radiation potentials – Uniform and non-uniform illuminated apertures, Horn antennas – Curved surface reflector antennas; paraboloid, spherical surfaces, shaped paraboloid and doubly curved surface reflector antennas – Ray optic methods and asymptotic techniques – Lens antennas. Micro strip antennas – Laboratory measurements of the parameters of some of the considered antennas.
Wave propagation in an isotropic media; double refraction; ferrite; magnetized plasma media – Wave propagation in inhomogeneous media – Asymptotic and ray techniques; WKB method – Pulse propagation in dispersive media – optimum design of signals for propagation in dispersive and inhomogeneous media – Scattering principles; scattering cross section; scattering from perfect conducting spheres and cylinders.
Guided waves, plane, cylindrical, spherical – Radiation, scattering and identification as boundary value problems ¬ Introduction to tensor analysis – Propagation in multistream ionized an isotropic media. Propagation in moving media. Relativistic effects – Propagation in inhomogeneous and random media.
Boundary condition, field representations – Low and high frequency scattering – Scattering by half plane (Wiener-Hopf method) – Edge diffraction- Scattering by cylindrical surfaces and spheres – Watson transformation – Airy – Fock functions, creeping waves – Geometrical and physical theory of diffraction.
Linear and planar uniform arrays – Circular and elliptical arrays – Non-uniformly fed arrays – Array synthesis techniques – Phased arrays – Omni directional arrays – Adaptive arrays and beam forming – Random arrays and aperture thinning – Signal processing arrays.
Basic concepts – Air photo, interpretation for terrain evaluation – Thermal and multi-spectral scanning – Microwave sensing – SAR – LIDAR – Earth resource satellites – Digital image processing.
Analysis of propagation of guided waves in a variety of structures including cylindrical, slab and strip optical guides – Optical fibers, single and multi-modes, step, graded and W-type – Leaky wave guides – Symmetric and asymmetric wave guides, periodic and elaborate guiding structures; Bragg reflection; node coupling; Floquet theorem; distributed- feed¬ back lasers – Optical activity, directional coupling; surface Plasmons; applications to integrated optics and acoust-optics.
General properties of nonlinear solid-state microwave circuits – Negative resistance oscillators and amplifiers – Frequency converters and resistive mixers – Transistor amplifiers ¬ S-parameters design, power combiners and harmonic generators ¬Laboratory investigation of the properties of some of the considered circuits and devices.
Concept & Classification of an Electrical Drives – Dynamics of Electrical Drives-Types of loads steady state and transient} stability – speed Control of AC & DC Motors – starting of Electric Motors – Electric Braking of Electric Motors – Rating, Heating of motors (load cycles-thermal rating). ¬
Four Quadrant DC Converters – Analysis of Separately Excited DC Machine Using Speed & Current Feedback Loops – Slip Energy Recovery Systems (constant torque-constant power systems)¬Soft Starters for AC Squirrel Cage Machines.
D-Q Model of synchronous Machines – Per unit System – Simula¬tion of Synchronous Machine – Linear Models – Excitation sys¬tems – Effect of Excitation on stability – Multi Machines Systems – Automatic Voltage Regulators – Excitation Control.
Basic Concepts of Energy conversion-Electromagnetic Fields in Electrical Machines-Special Types of Electrical – Machines (Linear types, stepper motors, PM motors, and pole mixed type) – self excited Generators (stand alone type).
Introduction on Closed-Loop Control Systems as Analog Control¬lers- On/Off Controllers – Proportional, Integral, Derivative, and PID Controllers – Digital Controllers-Examples of Indus¬trial Systems- Programmable Controllers as Industrial Control¬lers-General Characteristics and System Layout- Operational Procedures-Direct and Digital Logic- Addresses and Registers Timers and Counters-Discrete Functions – The Sequencer Analog Operation-Loop and PID control- sensing for PLC.
Covering the international standards e.g. IEC standards regar¬ding the main specifications, testing, inspection and commiss¬ioning of electrical machines and drive equipment.
Basic Co-Ordinates-Energy state Functions and Lagrange’s Equa¬tion – Formulation of Equilibrium Equations for Electro¬ mechanical Systems – D-Q Model of Electrical Machines and their Applications to Cross field Machines – Unified Theory of Electrical Machines Application of Matrix Techniques.
Review to Torque Production in Electromechanical Energy Conversion Devices – stepper Motors, types, step angle and types of drive circuits, stability and states of equilibrium ¬ Reluctance Motors (types and performance) – Switched Reluc¬tance Motors, types, performance and drive circuits-Permanent Magnet Machines, types of PM, constructions, performance and control- Switched Mode Machines.
Inverters, types, topologies – Cycloconverters, types, applica¬tions – Mathematical Representation of static Frequency Changers-Synthesis of O/P Voltage Waveforms-I/P Current Waveforms – Unwanted Components of O/P Voltage.
Direct Current Machines: circuit model, dynamic character¬istic of different types- Induction Machines: circuit model, steady state and dynamic representation, simulation of different types, transients. Synchronous Machines: effect of saliency & inductances, circuit model & equations, steady state characteristics, transient performance of synchronous machines.
Characteristics of Inverter Fed Induction Motors (1 & 3 Phases) – Vector Control of 3 phase I.M. – Adaptive Control of I.M. – Microprocessor as Controllers – Types of Brushless DC Drives.
Revision on Microprocessor Structure- interface – Assembly Language – Generation of Gating Signals for: 3 phase 6 pulse converter, 3 phase inverter, choppers, 3 phase AC voltage regulators – Use of Microprocessor as PID Controllers.
Control & Driver Circuits for Stepper Motor – Reluctance Motor – switched Reluctance Motors – PM Machines.
General concepts of telecomm – Systems – System design, grade of service, transmission engineering, switching, noise and interference & distortion, reliability, cost analysis – Analog and digital telecomm. Signals; voice digitization-PCM, DPCM and Delta modulation techniques; companding – FDM & TDM multiplexing – Transmission of digital signals, base-band and carrier techniques including PAM, FSK, PSK and QPSK.
General electronic circuitry used in communication systems; mixers, up & down converters, PLL, filter design, attenuators, phase shifters, Hilbert transformers, hybrids – Carrier and clock recovery circuits – pulse and timing circuits – signal processing circuits.
Random processes and spectral densities, random signals through linear and nonlinear systems – Wide-sense stationary process and filtering, white noise, non-Gaussian distributions – The concepts of source, channel, and rate of transmission of information. Entropy, mutual information, and channel capacity – Source coding – Rate distortion theory – Noisy channels; the coding theorem for finite state memory less channels – Markov chains. Applications.
Digital carrier modulation, M’ary signaling. Multiple-access techniques, FDMA, TDMA, CDMA. Detection of digital signals, optimum receivers. Error control coding. Applications to digital communication systems such as satellite, microwave links, radar & mobile systems.
Optimum receivers in Gaussian noise, maximum likelihood detection – Fundamental limits in coding and modulation, capacity and cutoff rates – Block, convolution and trellis coding – Continuous phase modulation – Viterbi detection – Coding for channels with interference, combined equalization and coding – Filtered channels and inter-symbol interference Equalization. Fading channels.
Introduction to variety of source coding techniques such as quantization, block quantization; and differential, predictive, transform and tree coding – Introduction to rate distortion theory – Channel coding; linear, cyclic, convolution and trellis coding – Encoding and decoding algorithms – Performance evaluation for s on a variety of communication channels.
Binary decisions, Bayes and Neymann-Pearson criteria, Reduction of uncertainty, Grahm-Schmitt orthogonalization – Likelihood ratios and detection criteria – Generalized matched filters – Wiener and Kalman filters – Optimum detectors – Signal parameter estimations – Applications in radar and communication systems.
Introduction to cellular mobile systems, frequency reuse, mobile radio environment – Signal propagation in Urban and suburban environment, models for path loss, Rayleigh fading and lognormal shadowing- Co-channel interference reduction -¬ Mobile communication protocols – Messaging and capacity Spread-spectrum and CDMA – Paging.
Introduction to direct sequence, frequency hopping, chirp and hybrid systems – Processing gain – Interference and jamming signals- Bit error rate performance – Pseudo-noise generation – Synchronization and tracking techniques for DS and FH – Division Multiple Access – Applications in Military, satellite, indoor wireless and fading channels.
Basic concepts, pulsed radars, radar equations, false alarm and detection probabilities – CW radars and MTI – Antenna requirements- Propagation effects – Resolution and ambiguity functions – High resolution radars and pulse compression -¬ Chirp radars – Phase d radars – Radar receivers and correlators design – Radar detection and parameters estima¬tion – Radar cross-section and stealth techniques Synthetic aperture radars – Applications in civil and military environments.
Satellite orbits. Frequency allocations. Satellite antennas. Propagation effects – Power budget and noise – Modulation techniques – Digital modulation and coding – Multiplexing and multiple access techniques – Transmitter and receiver design – Applications.
Elements of tele-traffic theory, traffic units and variations, dimensioning – Statistical description, traffic distributions, availability – Loss and delay systems, loss system overflow, grading – Link systems – Routing networks – Composite delay systems – Over- loading sensitivity.
Network hierarchy – voice digitization, different types of speech coding – standard CCITT regulations – circuit switch¬ing, space- division switching, time-division switching, packet switching, fast packet switching – different protocols, performance analysis of switched systems.
Revision of single i/p – Single o/p systems – Multi i/p Multi o/p Systems – Controllability & Observability of Multi i/p¬ Multi o/p Systems – Application to the design of optimal controllers- Stability of Linear systems using Different Techniques.
The digital computer in feedback control sampling – z-transforms – Digital filters – Discretization of continuous compensation – Discrete compensation design – Quantization Errors – state – variable design of digital controllers and observes – Laboratory experimental work to power systems Modern nonlinear control of synchronous machines.
Revision of System Analysis & Design using Z-Transformation – static Space Discrete Model – controllability & Observability of Discrete Data Control Systems – Design of Digital Control¬lers – Stability of Digital Systems using Different Techniques.
Introduction to Identification of Electrical Systems-The Sui¬table System Model-Conventional Controllers-Hardware to Gene¬rate Sum and Difference Data; electrical methods; mechanical methods-Development of Complete Systems and Construction of Schematic Diagrams – Examples of Position Control systems – Speed Control Systems – Voltage and Frequency Control Systems¬ – Programmable Controllers – Interfacing Techniques.
Review of Linear Systems Classical Methods of Analysis¬-State Space Representation – Controllability and Observability – Controller Design – Observers – Introduction to Digital System – State Space Representation of Digital Systems.
Statistical and Optimization Fundamentals – Parameter Tracking in Self-Optimizing Systems – Impulse Response Identification – Para¬meter Estimation with statistics -Parameter Estimation without a Priori statistics – Distributed Parameter Estimation – Frequency Response Estimation – Identification Via Inverse Laplace Transform – Experimental Methods – Luenberger Optimal Observer.
Covering the international standards e.g. IEC standards regarding the main specifications, testing, inspection and commissioning of control and measuring equipment.
New trends in controlling the power systems such as: Large-scale power system & control- Adaptive & optimal estimation (Kalman filtering) applied to power systems Modern non-linear control of synchronous machines.
State-space representation of linear systems, linearization techniques, similarity transformations, stability of linear multivariable systems I controllability and design of different controllers – Observability and observer design – Design through separation property.
Introduction to Sampling Theory and Signal Reconstruction – Z- transformation – Composite Signal Flow Graph for Digital systems, Time Response and Noise in Digital Systems – Frequency response – Synthesis of Digital Controllers – Statistical Analysis and Design of Digital Control Systems – Non Linear Control systems.
Linearization of non linear systems – Non linear control systems using relays -Types of non linear elements in control systems describing functions analysis of control systems-Phase plane analysis of control systems – Examples of non linear control systems-Stability analysis of non linear control systems¬ Examples from inertial instruments-Motor control – Fluid actuators – Spacecraft control – Missile & aircraft autopilots.
Real time parameter identification-Model reference adaptive systems – Self-tuning regulator design-Gain Scheduling technique – A unified approach for adaptive control – Stability Convergence and robustness issues – Applications.
Definition of optimal control problems – Formulation of discrete time optimal control problems as constrained mathematical programming problems- formulation of continuous time optimal control problems as variational problems – The pontryagin necessary condition – Applications to a variety of specific optimal control problems from diverse disciplines ¬Introduction to computational methods in optimal control.
Neural Networks modeling and Control-Large-Scale, Systems Control – Intelligent Control-Adaptive Prediction and Filter¬ing – Adaptive Control of Stochastic Systems.
Analog computers are used for simulation and troubleshooting techniques – Design of differential actuators and sensors-Model instruction techniques – Teams design, build, and test a miniature control system-Emphasis on the qualitative aspects of synthesis, generation of candidate design, and engineering tradeoffs in system selection.
Topics related to research and development in the field of robotics-Measures of manipulator workspace conditioning¬ kinematics and dynamic issues in the analysis and design of manipulators – Adaptive control of mechanical hands ¬Trajectory planning, generation and control for mobile robots-Off-line programming and graphic simulation of industrial robots and their work cells.
Mathematics of control and estimation, optimal filtering and prediction-Parameter estimation for stochastic dynamic systems – Control of stochastic systems-Filter design synthesis- RC active networks.
Students will be able to do the following. Describe the characteristics and operation of contemporary wireless network technologies such as the IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network and Bluetooth wireless personal area network. Describe the operation of the TCP/IP protocol suite in a mobile environment, including the operation of Mobile IP and a mobile ad hoc routing protocol. Describe security issues and current solutions for wireless networks and mobile systems. Use application program interfaces (APIs), such as Intel’s Personal Internet Client Architecture (PCA), Microsoft’s .NET Compact Framework (CF), or Sun’s Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), to realize mobile applications. Design, implement, and test a prototype mobile application. Design, implement, and test a wireless access service. Measure and characterize the performance a wireless local area network, mobile routing protocol, and mobile application. Monitor the operation of mobile network protocols and applications using standard tools.
10600
10601
Course is taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis
10602
Course is taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
10611
10612
10613
10614
10615
10616
10617
106211
10621
10622
10623
10624
10625
10626
106331
106321
106331
Linear IC’s, operational amplifiers, wide-band, high frequency and low noise amplifiers; quasi-linear circuits for signal processing multipliers and trans linear circuits, phase locked loops.
106341
106351
106361
106371
106381
106391
10631
10632
10633
10634
10635
10636
10637
10638
10639
106411
106421
to-digital converters (approach, method, applications), digital-to-analog converters (approach, methods, applica¬tions), interfacing A/D and D/A converters- Configurations of Microprocessor Based Control and Instrumentation Systems
106431
10641
10642
Sparse materials – Explicit, implicit and stiff integration formulas and circuit interpretations Sensitivity analysis – Nonlinear distortion.
10643
10644
10645
10646
10647
10648
106511
106521
106531
106541
10650
10651
10652
10653
10654
10655
10656
10657
10658
10659
106611
106621
106631
106641
10661
Interaction of Charged Particles with Electric and Magnetic Fields – Special Methods in Field Analysis Applications.
10662
10663
10664
10665
10666
10667
10668
10669
106711
106721
106731
106741
106751
106761
10671
10672
10673
10674
10675
10676
10677
106811
106821
106831
106841
10681
10682
10683
10684
10685
10686
10687
10688
10689
106911
106921
106931
106941
106951
106961
106971
10690
10691
10692
10693
10694
10695
10696
10697
10698
10699
10700
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