RF Experiments

• Analyze the radiation patterns of the different antennas.
• Experiments on Coaxial Line Section:

              Measurement of VSWR

              Measurement of unknown impedance

              Stub matching

              Measurement of Gain and Noise figure

• Simulation and Testing of RF Circuits:

              RF Tuned Amplifier

Study of DFT

IIR Filter Design

FIR Filter Design

FIR Kaiser and Equiripple Filter Design

Comparison of FIR and IIR Filter Design

Study of Simulink and Signal Processing Tool Box

Multirate Signal processing

DSP Processor,TMS 320C6713,DSK Experiments

TMS 320C6713‐Real Time Processing

Fundamental of communication systems, signals and information, system block diagram, performance metrics and data rate limits. Review of Fourier series and Transforms – Energy/Power Spectral Density.

Scattering matrix parameters, Transmission matrix, Signal flow graph, Impedance matching, Single and double stub tuning, problems. Microwave wave-guide and planar-based passive devices, Microwave resonators, Power dividers, directional couplers, and filters, Isolator, Circulator, phase shifter, Microwave signal generators: Klystron, magnetron, and TWT. Microwave systems design, Microwave Amplifier design, Gain and stability, Oscillator design, Broadband systems, noise figure, and link budget.

Introduction to computer organization: Structure and function of a computer - Processing unit: Characteristics of CISC and RISC processors - Performance of a processing unit.

• Programming with 8086 – 8-bit / 16-bit multiplication/division using repeated addition/subtraction.
• Programming with 8086 - code conversion, decimal arithmetic, bit manipulations.
• Programming with 8086 - matrix multiplication, floating point operations.

• Study of sensors (e.g., LVDT, Temperature and Optical Sensors, Strain gauge) and their signal conditioning techniques
• Illustration of measurement of process-variables such as pressure, flow, level, etc., and various calibration principles.
• Evaluation of different filter circuits (e.g., Sallen-Key Low-Pass filter, Twin-T notch filter, All-Pass filters) and phase detector schemes.
• Typical Measurement Circuits - Instrumentation amplifier and CMRR studies, Low current measurement techniques, Precision rectifiers, Charge amplifiers
• Virtual Instrumentation Usi

Exploring the Subject Matter of Economics: Why We Study Economics – Types - Definitions – Economic Systems – Economics as a Science. Principles and Concepts of Microeconomics: Demand – Supply – Production – Costs – Markets - Equilibrium. Basics of Macroeconomics: Role of Government – National Income Concepts – Inflation Concepts – Classical vs. Keynesianism. Economic Problems and Policies: Meaning of Development – Problems of Growth – Population – Agriculture and Industry – Balance of Payments – Planning – Study Report Related to Economics of Space Program.

Control Systems: Introduction to Control Theory - Control System Components, Modeling of Physical Systems - Transfer Function, Block Diagram, Signal-Flow Graph, and State-Space Representation. Time Domain and Frequency Domain Response - Relationship between the Time and Frequency Domain Responses. Stability - Concept of Pole and Zero - Routh-Hurwitz Criteria, Nyquist Criteria, Root Locus, and Bode Plot; P-I, P-D, P-I-D Controller Design, Tuning of Controllers; Lead and Lag Compensators. State Variable Representation and Solution of State Equations of LTI Control Systems.