Courses and Programs 1997-1999
Courses and Programs 1997-1999E E 201. Electric Circuits. (3-3) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: Enrollment or credit in Math 267 and Phys 222. DC, sinusoidal steady-state, and transient circuit analysis. Operational amplifiers. AC power. Resonance. Introduction to state space. PSPICE. Laboratory instrumentation and experimentation.
E E 202. Circuits and Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 201, Math 267. Balanced three-phase circuit analysis. Mutual inductance. Transformers. Circuit analysis using Laplace transforms. Transfer functions. Frequency response. Bode plots. Convolution. Fourier series with circuit applications. Two-port circuits. Basic filter concepts.
E E 213. Electromagnetics Applications in Computer Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Phys 222, Math 265 or 270. Fundamentals of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields. Magnetization and application to magnetic data storage media. Grounding, radio-frequency interference, noise Electrostatic and magnetic shielding. Transmission line analysis, propagation of pulse-type signals, effects of mismatched terminations, periodic loading of lines.
E E 231. Electronic Devices and Circuits. (4-3) Cr. 5. F.S. Prereq: 202, Cpr E 210. Operational amplifier models and applications. DC, large-signal, and small-signal frequency-independent and frequency-dependent models and characteristics for diodes, bipolar-junction transistors, and field-effect transistors. SPICE simulation applied to electronic circuit analysis and design. Characteristics of IC logic families. Internal circuitry of Ics including current mirrors and differential amplifiers. Feedback. IC design concepts and fabrications. Laboratory design projects.
E E 251. Introduction to Modern Power Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 202. Power system structure and components. Power system operation. Types of motor loads. Dynamics of DC motors. Applications of engineering probability and statistics in electrical subsystems.
E E 261. Professional Programs Orientation. (1-0) Cr. R. F.S. Orientation course for students selected to the professional programs in electrical engineering and computer engineering. Overview of the nature and scope of electrical engineering and computer engineering professions. Departmental rules, advising center operations, degree requirements, program of study planning, career options, and student organizations.
E E 298. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; sophomore classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
E E 312. Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 201, Phys 222. Fundamentals and applications of static electric and magnetic fields. The laws of Coulomb, Gauss, Ampere, and Biot-Savart; Poisson's and Laplace's equations. Scalar and vector potentials, capacitance and inductance, energy, force, torque. Introduction to numerical techniques for problems having complex geometry. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 313. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 202, 312. Magnetic induction. Displacement current. Maxwell's equations for time-varying fields. Uniform plane electromagnetic waves; reflection and transmission at planar interfaces; Poynting vector; propagation in lossless and lossy media; dispersion. Transmission lines under transient and sinusoidal steady-state conditions. The Smith chart. Introductory radiation and antenna concepts. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 321. Signals and Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 202, Math 273. Classification of systems. Analysis of discrete-time and continuous-time systems. Z-transforms. Fourier analysis. Sampling. State-space methods. Feedback concepts. Root locus. Nyquist criterion. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 324. Communications and Digital Signal Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 321. Signals, systems, properties of systems. Time domain analysis of linear-time invariant (LTI) systems. Convolution. Continuous time Fourier transforms. Discrete time Fourier transforms. Frequency domain analysis of LTI systems, sampling theorem. Introduction to communication systems: amplitude, frequency, and phase modulation, double-sideband suppressed-carrier, single sideband modulation, time division mutliplexing, frequency division multiplexing, probability theory for signal processing. Applications. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 332. Electronic Materials for Devices with Applications. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 231, credit or enrollment in 312. Study of semiconductor and device physics. Model development of the diode, field-effect transistor, and bipolar junction transistor. Photonic devices. Applications of optoelectronic devices. III-V materials and devices. Electronic and magnetic materials. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 391. The Engineering Professional. (1-0) Cr. 1. F.S. Prereq: Junior classification. Selected topics of interest to the engineering professional such as independent consulting, ethics, professional liability, intellectual property, business plans, venture capital, product licensing, products liability, contracts, paper and proposal writing and publishing, and teamwork. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 397. Engineering Internship. Cr. R. F.S. Prereq: Permission of department chair. One semester maximum per academic year professional work period.
E E 398. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; junior classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
E E 411. Microwave Engineering. (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 231, 312. Principles, analyses, and instrumentation used in the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Wave theory in relation to circuit parameters. S parameters, couplers, discontinuities, and microwave device equivalent circuits. RF amplifier design, microwave sources, optimum noise figure and maximum power designs. Microwave filters and oscillators. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 416. Electromagnetic Radiation, Antennas, and Propagation. (3-3) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 313. Wave polarization. Fundamental antenna concepts. Radiation from wire-and aperture-type sources. Radio transmission formulas. Antenna arrays. Modern antenna topics. Practical antenna design. Antenna noise. Radiowave propagation in the presence of the earth and its atmosphere. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 421. Communication Systems I. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 324. Frequency domain analysis. Spectral filtering. Linear modulation: signals, receivers, transmitters. Angle modulation systems. Sampling theorem and sampling practice. Frequency division multiplex. Calculation of signal-to-noise ratios. System comparisons. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 422. Communication Systems II. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 421 and enrollment in 423. Pulse modulation systems. Noise analysis. Quantization and pulse-code modulation. Time division multiplex. Information theory, coding. Data transmission: spectral shaping, transmission impairments, error rates. Comparison and evaluation of modulation schemes for data transmission. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 423. Communication Systems Laboratory. (0-3) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: 421, enrollment in 422. Construction and evaluation of modulators, demodulators, modems, and other components for analog and digital communications. Design and evaluate baseband communications. Noise measurement. Design and construction of a communication circuit. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 424. Introduction to Digital Signal Processing. (3-3) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 324. Discrete time linear systems. Z-transforms. Sampling. Discrete Fourier transform. Linear and circular convolution using the DFT. Decimation and interpolation. Fast Fourier algorithms. Design of IIR and FIR filters. Realization of discrete time systems and computational complexity. Quantization effects in digital signal processing. Simulation and real-time laboratory experiments illustrating DSP principles and applications. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 431. Introduction to Microelectronics Fabrication. (2-4) Cr. 4. SS. Prereq: 332. An introduction to microelectronic device fabrication with hands-on laboratory experience to support undergraduate and graduate research requiring this background. Students design, fabricate, and evaluate basic semiconductor materials and devices and related materials. Semiconductor laboratory safety and procedures emphasized. Materials fee. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 434. Analog Integrated Circuits I. (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 231. Analog VLSI circuit design. Semiconductor processes and fabrication. Device models, simulation and CAD tools. Analog building blocks. Basic linear and nonlinear applications. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 435. Analog Integrated Circuits II. (3-3) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 434. Operational amplifier design; architectures, compensation, offset and noise. Layout for high performance analog and mixed-signal circuits. Integrated filters; switched-capacitor and continuous time. Nonlinear and mixed-signal applications. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 436. Digital Integrated Circuits. (3-3) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: 231. Medium- and large- scale integrated circuits. Integrated circuit memories: comparison of various technological constraints, and memory-system design. Displays, analog switches, A/D and D/A. Design and implementation of digital logic systems and interfaces. Design laboratory. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 438. Optoelectronic Devices and Applications. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 313, 332. Modulation of light, display devices, light-emitting diodes, LASER operating principles and applications, photo-detectors, solar cells, optoelectronic modulation and switching devices, fiber optical waveguides, non-communication applications of fibers, miscellaneous applications of optoelectronics, introduction to optoelectronic integrated circuits. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 441. Introduction to Circuits, Instruments, and Electronics. (3-2) Cr. 4. F.S.SS. Prereq: Phys 222, Math 266 or 267. Circuit analysis using network theorems and Laplace transform techniques. Transient and sinusoidal steady-state circuit behavior. Diode circuits. Transistor amplifiers. Operational amplifiers. Other selected topics. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 447. Introduction to Electric Machinery. (1.5-1) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 441. Magnetic circuits. Power transformers. Three-phase circuit analysis. Basic principles of operation and control of DC, induction, and single-phase machines. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 450. Energy Systems. (2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: 251. Energy resources, delivery (transmission, transformers, distribution), and utilization. Electric energy systems organization, structure, and operation. Economics of electrical generation. Environmental impact of energy systems. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 452. Electrical Machines and Drives. (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 251. Basic concepts of electromagnetic energy conversion. D.C. machines, three-phase synchronous machines, and three-phase induction machines. Adjustable speed drives used for control of D.C., induction, and AC motors. Experiments with and computer simulation of machines and drives. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 456. Power System Analysis I. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 251. Power transmission lines and tranformers, network analysis, power system representation, load flow. Power system operation. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 457. Power System Analysis II. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 456. Power system protection, symmetrical components, faults, stability. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 461. Electrical Systems Design I. (1-3) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: E E 251, completion of 29 credits in the E E core professional program, Engl 314. Application of the principles and methods of analysis and synthesis in the solution of electrical engineering system design problems with emphasis on a structured design process. Engineering applications of business and technical communication. Oral and written reports required. Materials fee.
E E 462. Electrical Systems Design II. (1-3) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 461. Continuation of the topics in 461. Materials fee.
E E 465. VLSI: Basic Layout and Design. (Same as Cpr E 465.) (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 231, Cpr E 211. An introduction to CMOS VLSI layout and circuit design methodologies for custom integrated circuits, including layout design rules and using logic, timing, and analog circuit simulators. Delay, loading, fan-out, power and scaling calculations, and different VLSI design styles. VLSI chip hardware design project. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 466. Multidisciplinary Engineering Design. (Same as A E 466, Cpr E 466, E Sci 466, I E 466, M E 466, M S E 466.) (1-4) Cr. 3. F. S. Prereq: Student must be within two semesters of graduation and receive permission of instructor. Application of team design concepts to projects of a multidisciplinary nature. Concurrent treatment of design, manufacturing, and life cycle considerations. Application of design tools such as CAD, CAM, and FEM. Design methodologies, project scheduling, cost estimating, quality control, manufacturing processes. Development of a prototype and appropriate documentation in the form of written reports, oral presentations and computer models and engineering drawings.
E E 475. Automatic Control Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 321. Design of linear continuous and discrete control systems using root locus and frequency response methods. Analysis using modern system simulation languages. Lead and lag compensation. Rate and state variable feedback. Design projects. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 476. Control System Simulation. (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 475. Computer aided techniques for feedback control system design, simulation, and implementation. Nonmajor graduate credit.
E E 490. Independent Study. Cr. arr. Prereq: Senior classification in electrical engineering. Investigation of an approved topic commensurate with the student's prerequisites. H. Honors
E E 498. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; senior classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
E E 501. Analog VLSI Circuit Design. (Same as Cpr E 501.) (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 434 or 465. Design techniques for analog and mixed-signal VLSI circuits. Amplifiers; operational amplifiers, transconductance amplifiers, finite gain amplifiers and current amplifiers. Linear building blocks; differential amplifiers, current mirrors, references, cascoding and buffering. Performance characterization of linear integrated circuits; offset, noise, sensitivity and stability. Layout considerations, simulation, yield and modeling for high-performance linear integrated circuits.
E E 505. CMOS and BiCMOS Data Conversion Circuits. (Same as Cpr E 505.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1998. Prereq: 434 and 465 or 501 Theory, design and applications of CMOS and BiCMOS data conversion circuits (A/D and D/A converters) including: quantization effects, conversion algorithms, sample and holds, element matching, comparators, voltage references and detailed implementation issues.
E E 510. Topics in Electromagnetics. Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 511. Modern Optical Communications. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 313. Propagation in optical media. Optical fibers. Optical sources and detectors. Fiber optic communications systems.
E E 512. Advanced Electromagnetic Field Theory I. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 313. Static electric and magnetic fields. Solutions of static field problems. Maxwell's equations. Circuit concepts and impedance elements. Propagation and reflection of plane waves in isotropic media. Guided electromagnetic waves. Characteristics of common waveguides and transmission lines. Propagation in anisotropic media.
E E 513. Advanced Electromagnetic Field Theory II. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 512. Special theorems and concepts. Plane wave functions. Cylindrical wave functions. Spherical wave functions. Perturbational and variational techniques.
E E 515. Physical Processes in Plasma. (Same as Phys 515.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 313 or Phys 365. General properties of plasmas. Charged particle motion in electric and magnetic fields. Plasma kinetic theory. Macroscopic transport equations. Plasma conductivity and diffusion. Magnetohydrodynamic waves. Waves in cold, warm, and hot plasmas. Boltzmann and Fokker-Planck equations.
E E 518. Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics. (Same as Astro 518.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S. offered 1998. Prereq: 313 or Phys 365. Radio astronomy fundamentals. Wave polarization and measurement. Radio telescope receivers and antennas. Wave propagation in plasmas. Synchrotron emission. Continuum and line spectra. Physical conditions in radio sources.
E E 519. Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. (Same as M S E 519.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F. offered 1997. Prereq: 313 or M S E 271 or Phys 364. Magnetic fields, flux density and magnetization. Magnetic materials, magnetic measurements. Magnetic properties of materials. Domains, domain walls, domain processes, magnetization curves and hysteresis. Types of magnetic order, magnetic phases and critical phenomena. Magnetic moments of electrons, theory of electron magnetism. Technological application, soft magnetic materials for electromagnets, hard magnetic materials, permanent magnets, magnetic recording technology, magnetic measurements of properties for materials evaluation.
E E 520. Selected Topics in Communications. (3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. F. Course topics may include: information theory and coding, spread spectrum systems, satellite systems, radio navigation systems, and electric countermeasures.
E E 521. Advanced Communications Systems I. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 422. Advanced digital communication fundamentals and applications. Elements of a digital communications system. Characterization of communication signals and systems. Signals and spectra. Information theory basics. Formatting and baseband transmission. Bandpass modulation and demodulation. Communication link analysis. Source coding. Channel coding. Carrier and symbol synchronization. Optimum receivers for the additive white Gaussian noise channel. Block and convolutional channel codes. Encryption and decryption.
E E 522. Advanced Communication Systems II. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 422. Signal design for band-limited channels. Channel equalization. Multichannel and multicarrier systems. Spread spectrum signals for digital communications. Advanced digital signaling techniques. Digital communication through fading multipath channels. Multiuser communications.
E E 524. Digital Signal Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 424, Stat 333. Spectral estimation. Linear prediction: Levinson recursion, lattice structure. Hilbert transform. Homomorphic signal processing. Multirate signal processing. Introduction to adaptive signal processing. Design of IIR and FIR digital filters using error minimization techniques. Time-frequency distributions. Statistical signal processing. Computer algorithms and applications of digital signal processing techniques.
E E 525. Speech Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 424 or 524. Fundamentals of speech generation and perception. Linear prediction theory and concepts of pattern recognition. Speech coding: pulse code modulation, differential pulse code modulation, vector quantization, sub-band coding, transform coding. Speech vocoders. Speech recognition: dynamic time warping, hidden Markov models, neural networks. Speaker recognition. Speech synthesis. Speech enhancement.
E E 527. Statistical Communication Theory. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 422. Detection of signals in noise and estimation of signal parameters. Probability. Random processes. Narrowband signals. Gaussian derived processes. Hypothesis testing. Detection of known signals. Detection of signals with random parameters. Multiple pulse detection of signals. Detection of signals in colored Gaussian noise. Estimation of signal parameters. Fast Fourier transform processing. Computer problems. Applications.
E E 528. Digital Image Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 524. Image fundamentals. Image transforms-Fourier, cosine, Karhunen-Loeve. Stochastic models-autoregression, linear prediction. Enhancement-histogram equalization, smoothing, sharpening. Restoration-Wiener filter, least-squares filter, maximum entropy. Reconstruction-Radon transform, back projection, computed tomography, deconvolution. Coding-error free, predictive, transform. Edge detection. Image compression.
E E 529. Selected Topics in Signal and Image Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3 each time selected. Prereq: 524. Advanced topics of current interest in the area of signal and image processing theory.
E E 530. Selected Topics in Electronics, Microelectronics and Photonics. (3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Prereq: 332.
E E 531. Semiconductor Device Design and Analysis. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 332. Semiconductor properties and measurement techniques. Silicon bipolar, MOS, and III-V device fabrication principles. Theory and technology of photolithography, diffusion, oxidation, plasma processing, ion implantation, epitaxial growth, chemical vapor deposition, molecular beam epitaxy, sputtering, and metallization. Use of SUPREM for fabrication process flow modeling.
E E 532. Fabrication and Characterization of Semiconductor Devices. (1-4) Cr. 3. Prereq: 431 or 531. Advanced silicon device processing, III-V compound device processing, epitaxial growth for silicon and III-V compounds, plasma processing, reactive ion etching, processing for optoelectronic devices. Advanced electronic and optical characterization techniques for materials and devices. Laboratory experiments.
E E 535. Physics of Semiconductors. (Same as Phys 535.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 312 and 332. Basic elements of quantum theory, Fermi statistics, motion of electrons in periodic structures, crystal structure, energy bands, equilibrium carrier concentration and doping, excess carriers and recombination, carrier transport at low and high fields, phonons, optical properties, amorphous semiconductors, heterostructures, and surface effects.
E E 536. Physics of Semiconductor Devices. (Same as Phys 536.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 535. P-n junctions, band-bending theory, tunneling phenomena, Schottky barriers, heterojunctions, bipolar transistors, field-effect transistors, negative-resistance devices, LEDs and semiconductor LASERs, solar cells, detectors.
E E 539. Electronic Properties of Materials. (Same as M S E 539.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 332 or M S E 343 or Phys 322. Continuum model of materials, definition of physical properties. Electron theory, free electron model of conduction electrons, quantum corrections, internal potential and bound electrons. Electronic properties of metals, Brillouin zones, Fermi surface. Semiconductors, conduction and valence bands. Electrical, thermal, optical, and magnetic properties of materials. Technological applications, microelectronics and semiconductors, optoelectronics, superconductivity, magnetic recording technology. Electronic materials for transducers.
E E 545. Artificial Neural Networks. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 524. Introduction to the fundamentals of artificial neural networks (ANNs). Theory as well as practical implementation of networks. Topics include uses of ANNs for pattern recognition and function approximation, relation of ANNs to biological neurons, activation functions, architectures, supervised and unsupervised learning. Networks investigated typically include single and multilayer perceptrons, backpropagation learning algorithm, stochastic-based learning, genetic algorithms, radial basis networks, Hopfield and Hamming networks and other associative networks. Kohonen's networks, morphological neural networks.
E E 546. Satellite Remote Sensing. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Phys 322. Instrumentation including antennas, infrared detectors, radiometers, and spectrometers. Radiative transfer theory. Electromagnetic waves and scattering. Atmospheric effects on measurements. Synthetic aperture radar. Application of remote sensing to atmospheric science, geology, agriculture, oceans, snow and ice.
E E 547. Pattern Recognition. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 524. Mathematical formulation of pattern recognition problems and decision functions, statistical approach, Bayes classifier, pdf estimation, clustering algorithms (supervised and unsupervised), learning algorithms and neural networks, fuzzy recognition systems, feature selection methods, syntactic approach to pattern recognition.
E E 548. NDE Signal Processing. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 524. Introduction to NDE methods-electromagnetic, ultrasonic and radiographic, forward and inverse problems, continuous and discrete time signals, sampling, systems approach to solving forward and inverse problems, deconvolution procedures and Weiner filtering. Tomographic reconstruction algorithms, signal classification algorithms, supervised and unsupervised clustering, deterministic and statistical pattern recognition, feature extraction methods.
E E 551. Operation and Control of Power Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 457. Advanced power system operating functions, economic dispatch, unit commitment, production costing, automatic generation control, dispatch of power and reactive power, state estimation.
E E 553. Steady State Analysis. (4-0) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: 457. Power flow, economic dispatch, unit commitment, automatic generation control, sparse matrix techniques, interconnected operation, voltage control.
E E 554. Power System Dynamics. (4-0) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 457, 475. Dynamic performance of power systems with emphasis on stability. Modeling of system components and control equipment. Analysis of the dynamic behavior of the system in response to small and large disturbances.
E E 555. Analysis of Distribution Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 457. Distribution components, planning and design criteria, secondary networks, voltage control, protective device coordination, surge protection, reliability analyses, harmonics and power quality, demand side management and distribution automation.
E E 558. The Transient Energy Function Method. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 457. Power system transient stability using the transient energy function (TEF) method. Behavior of generators following a large disturbance. State-of-the-art of the TEF method: theory, tools of analysis, and applications to power system problems.
E E 565. Systems Engineering and Analysis. (Same as Aer E 565, I E 565.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Graduate classification in engineering. Introduction to organized multidisciplinary approach to designing and developing systems. Concepts, principles, and practice of systems engineering as applied to large integrated avionics systems. Life-cycle costing, scheduling, risk management, functional analysis, conceptual and detail design, text and evaluation and production.
E E 566. Avionics Systems Engineering. (Same as Aer E 566.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 565. Avionics functions. Applications of systems engineering principles to avionics. Top down design of avionics systems. Automated design tools.
E E 570. Systems Engineering Analysis and Design. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 475, 577. Applications of selected topics in abstract algebra, linear algebra, theory of measure and integration, functional analysis, and optimization methods in robust and uniformly optimal control theory.
E E 573. Random Signal Analysis and Kalman Filtering. (Same as Aer E 573, Math 573, M E 573.) (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 321 or Aer E 431 or M E 360 or 411 or Math 341 or 395. Elementary notions of probability. Random processes. Autocorrelation and spectral functions. Estimation of spectrum from finite data. Response of linear systems to random inputs. Discrete and continuous Kalman filter theory and applications. Smoothing and prediction. Linearization of nonlinear dynamics.
E E 574. Optimal Control. (Same as Aer E 574, Math 574, M E 574.) (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 577. The optimal control problem. Variational approach. Pontryagin's principle, Hamilton-Jacobi equation. Dynamic programming. Time-optimal, minimum fuel, minimum energy control systems. The regulator problem. Structures and properties of optimal controls.
E E 575. Introduction to Robust Control. (Same as Math 575, Aer E 575, M E 575.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 577. Introduction to modern robust control. Model and signal uncertainty in control systems. Uncertainty description. Stability and performance robustness to uncertainty. Solutions to the H2, H¥, and l1 control problems. Tools for robustness analysis and synthesis.
E E 576. Digital Feedback Control Systems. (Same as Aer E 576, Math 576, M E 576.) (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 475 or Aer E 432 or M E 411 or 414 or Math 415; and Math 267. Sampled data, discrete data, and the z-transform. Design of digital control systems using transform methods: root locus, frequency response and direct design methods. Design using state-space methods. Controllability, observability, pole placement, state estimators. Digital filters in control systems. Microcomputer implementation of digital filters. Finite wordlength effects. Linear quadratic optimal control in digital control systems. Simulation of digital control systems.
E E 577. Modern Control Systems I. (Same as Aer E 577, Math 577, M E 577.) (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 321 or Aer E 431 or M E 414 or Math 415; and Math 307. State variable and input-output descriptions of linear continuous-time and discrete-time systems. Solution of linear dynamical equations. Controllability and observability of linear dynamical systems. Canonical descriptions of linear equations. Irreducible realizations of rational transfer function matrices. Canonical form dynamical equations. State feedback. State estimators. Decoupling by state feedback. Design of feedback systems. Stability of linear dynamical systems.
E E 578. Modern Control Systems II. (Same as Aer E 578, Math 578, M E 578.) (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 577. Well-posedness of nonlinear control systems. Approximate analysis methods. Poincaré perturbation method and describing function method. Lyapunov stability theory. Absolute stability of feedback systems. Input-output stability. Large-scale systems.
E E 579. Adaptive Control. (Same as Math 579, Aer E 579, M E 579.) (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 577. Fundamentals of adaptive control: terminology, parameter identification, basic adaptive controller design techniques, analysis of stability, parameter convergence, and robustness. Nonlinear adaptive control. Application examples.
E E 590. Special Topics. Cr. 1 to 6 each time elected. Formulation and solution of theoretical or practical problems in electrical engineering. A. Electromagnetic Theory. B. Control Systems. C. Communication Systems. D. Circuit Theory. E. Computer Engineering. F. Electric Power. G. Electrical Materials. H. Electronic Devices and Circuits.
E E 591. Seminar in Electronics, Microelectronics, and Photonics. Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken.
E E 594. Seminar in Electric Power. Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 595. Seminar in Electromagnetics. Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 596. Seminar in Control Systems. Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 599. Creative Component. Cr. var.
E E 610. Advanced Topics in Electromagnetics. Cr. 1 to 3 each time elected.
E E 620. Error Detection and Correction. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 527 or Cpr E 584. Mathematical foundation of error detection and correction. Shift registers and pseudorandom sequences. Group codes, cyclic codes. Implementation of error detection and correction in digital systems.
E E 628. Computer Vision. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 528. Image understanding/computer vision techniques. Image-to-image and high-level image-to-representation transformations are used to provide explicit, meaningful descriptions of objects in images at various levels of abstraction. Image algebra. Segmentation techniques: boundary, region, texture. Geometrical descriptions: Euler numbers, connectivity. Relational descriptors: scene labeling, string grammars, similarity measures. Color image processing.
E E 632. Semiconductor Physics. (Same as Phys 632.) See Physics.
E E 635. Quantum Electronics I. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Phys 480, 512. Lattice vibration and their quantization; electromagnetic fields and their quantization; the propagation of optical beams in homogeneous and lenslike media; optical resonators; interaction of radiation and atomic systems; LASER oscillation; specific LASER systems (gas, solid-state, and dye); various types of semiconductor diode LASERs; quantum-well LASERs; surface emitting LASER; rare-earth doped LASER.
E E 636. Quantum Electronics II. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 635. Modulation of optical radiation; coherent interaction of radiation field and an atomic system; introduction to nonlinear optics (second harmonic generation); parametric amplification, oscillation and fluorescence; third-order optical nonlinearities (stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering); phase-conjugate optics and photorefractive beam coupling; Q-switching and mode locking of LASERS; noise in LASER amplifiers and oscillators; guided-wave optics; coupling between guided waves; electro-optic modulation and mode coupling in dielectric waveguide; quantum-well modulator; optical bistability; optical switch.
E E 653. Advanced Topics in Electric Power System Engineering. (3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Advanced topics of current interest in electric power system engineering.
E E 674. Advanced Topics in Systems Engineering. (3-0) Cr. 3 each time elected. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Advanced topics of current interest in the areas of control theory, circuit theory, stochastic processes, digital signal processing, and image processing.
E E 699. Research. Cr. var.