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ANTENNAS AND DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

International Teaching ANTENNAS AND DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
EQF7
SMART INDUSTRY ENGINEERING
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1ANTENNAS AND DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
330LESSONS
2ANTENNAS AND DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
330LESSONS
VINCENZO PACIELLO2 T Curriculum
ROCCO GUERRIERO1 Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS, THE FIRST PART AIMS TO PROVIDE THE BASIC METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR THE STUDY OF THE PROPAGATION PHENOMENA OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES NECESSARY TO ANALYZE AND DESIGN A WIRELESS NETWORK, IN THE SECOND PART OF THE COURSE IT ALLOWS TO DEEPEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT MUST KNOW:
- PROPAGATION IN CABLES; CONNECTORS
- ANTENNAS;
- PROPAGATION MECHANISMS;
- MODELS FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PROPAGATION;
- SOFTWARE FOR PLANNING WLAN NETWORKS;
- ALGORITHMS FOR DIGITAL PROCESSING OF SIGNALS IN THE TIME AND FREQUENCY DOMAIN;
- DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS;
- SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AIMED AT OPTIMIZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION (HARDWARE, SOFTWARE);
- THE TERMINOLOGY USED IN THE CONTEXT OF DATA ACQUISITION AND SIGNAL PROCESSING.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING APPLIED
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT MUST:
- KNOWING HOW TO CHOOSE CABLES, CONNECTORS AND ANTENNAS TO CREATE A WIRELESS COVERAGE;
- EVALUATE THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD RADIATED BY THE ANTENNA;
- QUANTIFY REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION IN THE PRESENCE OF OBSTACLES;
- CALCULATE THE PATH LOSS AND DETERMINE THE LINK BUDGET FOR THE PROPAGATION MODEL;
- ANALYZE, WITH THE HELP OF DEDICATED SOFTWARE, INDOOR / OUTDOOR PROPAGATION OVER A WIRELESS LINK;
- KNOW HOW TO DESIGN A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM CAPABLE OF ACQUIRING AND PROCESSING THE SIGNALS COMING FROM SENSORS;
- KNOW HOW TO USE DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING ALGORITHMS;
- KNOWING HOW TO DESIGN A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM BASED ON SIGNAL PROCESSING.

PERSONAL JUDGMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- DISCRIMINATE ON THE PROPAGATION MECHANISMS OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD;
- IDENTIFY THE ANTENNAS ON THE BASIS OF THE CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETERS;
- ANALYZE A RADIO FREQUENCY CIRCUIT;
- ACQUIRE ANALOG SIGNALS;
- ANALYZE ACQUIRED SIGNALS;
- TO EMPLOY SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES TO EXTRACT THE INFORMATION OF INTEREST.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE, IN A CLEAR AND CONCISE WAY, THE ISSUES RELATED TO THE PROPAGATIVE AND RADIATIVE ASPECTS OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD BY USING ADEQUATE TECHNICAL-SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY AND TOOLS OF THE MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE PHENOMENA EXPOSED. FURTHERMORE, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE TERMINOLOGY FOR THE ANALYSIS AND PROCESSING OF SIGNALS AND TO ORALLY PRESENT A TOPIC RELATED TO NUMERICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING. FINALLY, THE ABILITY TO WORK IN A GROUP WILL IMPROVE.

LEARNING SKILLS
TO BE ABLE TO:
- AUTONOMOUSLY INVESTIGATE THE TOPICS COVERED, ALSO RESORTING TO SUPPORTS OTHER THAN THOSE RECOMMENDED;
- APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED IN THE COURSE.
Prerequisites
BASIC MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SET OBJECTIVES. VECTOR ANALYSIS, INTEGRAL AND DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS ARE NECESSARY MATHEMATICS TOPICS. KNOWLEDGE OF MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS IS ESSENTIAL.
Contents
- TRANSMISSION LINES: LINE EQUATIONS AND THEIR SOLUTION, IMPEDANCE MATCHING. (HOURS: 4 THEORY - 2 EXERCISES - 0 LABORATORY).
- PROPAGATION OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD: REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION FROM OBSTACLES. (HOURS: 4 THEORY - 2 EXERCISES - 0 LABORATORY).
- CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ANTENNAS. RADIO LINK FORMULA. ANTENNA CLASSIFICATION (HOURS: 6 THEORY - 2 EXERCISES - 0 LABORATORY).
- PATH LOSS EVALUATION FOR WIRELESS LINKS. BUDGET LINK. DETERMINISTIC AND EMPIRICAL MODELS FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PROPAGATION. (HOURS: 3 THEORY - 2 EXERCISES - 0 LABORATORY).
- ANALYSIS AND IMPROVEMENT OF A WIRELESS LINK. (HOURS: 0 THEORY - 0 EXERCISES - 5 LABORATORY).
- PROBLEMS RELATED TO SIGNAL SAMPLING (THEORY 5H);
- ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERSION (THEORY 3H);
- DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS (THEORY 3 H);
- TIME DOMAIN SIGNAL PROCESSING (THEORY 3H);
- SIGNAL PROCESSING IN THE FREQUENCY DOMAIN (THEORY 5H, EXERCISE 3H);
- DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A DIGITAL SIGNAL ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM (8H LABORATORY).
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES THEORETICAL LESSONS AND CLASSROOM EXERCISES. IN THE EXERCISES, THE STUDENT IS ASKED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORETICAL LESSONS. THE SOLUTION METHOD CONSISTS IN UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM, PLANNING THE SOLUTION, AND FINALLY THE RESOLUTION ITSELF. DURING THIS LAST STEP, THE HABIT OF EVALUATING THE REASONABLENESS OF THE RESPONSE AND VERIFYING ITS CONSISTENCY IS PROMOTED.
Verification of learning
THE DEGREE OF LEARNING IS ASSESSED BY MEANS OF AN ORAL EXAM WITH AN INDICATIVE AVERAGE DURATION OF 30 MINUTES. THE EVALUATION GRADE, RANGING FROM 18/30 TO 30/30 CUM LAUDE, WILL DEPEND ON THE MATURITY ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT ON THE COURSE CONTENTS.
IN PARTICULAR, THE EXAM AIMS
- TO VERIFY THE LEARNING OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORETICAL LESSONS,
- TO VERIFY THE ABILITY TO EXPOSE THE COVERED TOPICS,
- VERIFY THE SUCCESS OF THE GROUP PROJECT CARRIED OUT ON THE TOPIC ASSIGNED BY THE TEACHER,
- TO VERIFY THE PERSONAL JUDGMENT IN PROPOSING THE MOST APPROPRIATE APPROACH TO ARGUE WHAT IS REQUESTED.
TO PASS THE EXAM (MINIMUM GRADE 18) IT IS NECESSARY TO DEMONSTRATE TO HAVE ACHIEVED A SUFFICIENT GRADE OF LEARNING OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORETICAL LESSONS AND, EVENTUALLY, TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE A PROPOSED ELECTROMAGNETIC PROBLEM.
THE MAXIMUM GRADE (30/30) IS ATTRIBUTED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIOUS TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORETICAL LESSONS AND IS ABLE:
- TO SOLVE, IN AN ELEGANT WAY, AN EXERCISE EITHER ON THE TRANSMISSION LINES OR ON THE ANTENNAS USED IN TRANSMISSION AND/OR RECEIVING,
- TO ANALYZE A TRANSMISSION LINE,
- TO EVALUATE THE REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS IN PRESENCE OF OBSTACLES,
- TO DETERMINE THE PATH LOSS,
- TO SET UP A PROJECT FOR A RADIO LINK (WIRELESS),
- DESIGN A DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM,
- CHOOSE AND DEFINE THE ALGORITHM PARAMETERS FOR THE NUMERICAL PROCESSING OF THE SIGNAL TO EXTRACT THE INFORMATION OF INTEREST.
MOREOVER, TO BE AWARDED CUM LAUDE, IT WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT:
- THE QUALITY OF THE ORAL EXPOSITION, IN TERMS OF THE USE OF AN APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE,
- THE ABILITY TO CROSS-LINK THE DIFFERENT TOPICS OF THE COURSE AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, WITH THOSE OF OTHER DISCIPLINES,
- THE DEMONSTRATED PERSONAL JUDGMENT.

Texts
THE REFERENCE MATERIAL OF THE COURSE ARE THE HANDBOOKS PROVIDED BY THE TEACHERS DURING THE COURSE.

THE FOLLOWING BOOKS ARE USEFUL FOR INSIGHTS:
F.T. ULABY, FUNDAMENTALS OF APPLIED ELECTROMAGNETICS, PRENTICE HALL, 1999.
S.R. SAUNDERS & A. ARAGON-ZAVALA, ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, WILEY, 2007.
G. FRANCESCHETTI, ELECTROMAGNETICS, PLENUM PRESS, NEW YORK, 1997.
CLYDE F. COOMBS, JR “ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT HANDBOOK”, SECOND EDITION MCGRAW-HILL, INC.
W. BOLTON “ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT AND TESTING” LONGMAN SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL.
More Information
THE COURSE IS HELD IN ENGLISH AND IS DELIVERED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING. PLEASE LOOK UP INTO THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE (HTTPS://WWW.DIIN.UNISA.IT/) FOR THE INDICATION OF THE TIMETABLE AND OF THE CLASSROOM.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR STUDENTS WITH SLD
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISORDERS (SLD), CAN CONTACT THE TEACHER DIRECTLY, OR THROUGH THE CONTACT PERSON OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR DISABILITY/SLD DELEGATE, TO AGREE ON THE PROCEDURES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INTERMEDIATE TESTS, EXAMINATIONS, ADOPTING THE ANY FORMS OF DISPENSATION OR THE USE OF COMPENSATORY INSTRUMENTS PROVIDED FOR BY CURRENT LEGISLATION.

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