| CODE | ESE4105 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Radio Electronic Systems | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Electronic Systems Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | - Revision of RF electronics, Antennas, Transmission lines. - Transmitters: Amplitude(AM)/Frequency(FM)/Phase(PM) Modulators + Transmitters Architectures, topologies and performance considerations. Performance comparison. - Receivers: Amplitude(AM)/Frequency(FM)/Phase(PM) Demodulators + Receivers, Suppressed Carrier Modulation, Single Sideband Modulation, Superheterodyne Receivers, - Digital variants of Transmitters & Receivers - High Frequency Oscillators, The Synthesiser: The basic concept of frequency synthesis. Implementation using the PLL. - The Phase locked loop: The Local Oscillator concept, The PLL concept, design and performance considerations. PLL circuits. Laboratory work - Construction and performance analysis of transmitters and receivers. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit aims at giving students an understanding of radio electronic systems and the different components found within radio systems. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe and explain the operation of various radio transmitters and receivers. - Compare the performance of various radio transmitters and receivers. - Explain the principle of the Phase-Locked Loop. - Describe frequency synthesis. - Design a frequency synthesiser using a PLL. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to design and build radio transmitters and receivers. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main text: - Roddy, Dennis and Coolen, John, Electronic Communications, Prentice Hall In Library: - Horrowitz, P. And Hill, W., The Art of Electronics. Cambridge University Press. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: ESE3204 Please note that a pass in the Examination component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Tutorial and Practical | ||||||||||||
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