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ELE440 - Antennas and Propagation Laboratory
2024-2025 Spring term information
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ELE440 - Antennas and Propagation Laboratory
| Program | Theoretıcal hours | Practical hours | Local credit | ECTS credit |
| Undergraduate | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Obligation | : | Elective |
| Prerequisite courses | : | - |
| Concurrent courses | : | ELE444 |
| Delivery modes | : | Face-to-Face |
| Learning and teaching strategies | : | Experiment, Project Design/Management, Other: This course must be taken together with ELE444 ANTENNAS and PROPAGATION. |
| Course objective | : | It is aimed to give the following topics to the students; Fundametals of antenna parameters, Measurement of antenna parameters, Understanding of a microwave link, Design of a microstrip antenna, to apply the theoretical foundation in ELE 444, Antennas and Propagation course to real life problems, encourage team work, and introduce project planning. |
| Learning outcomes | : | Have basic understanding of antenna parameters, Measure antenna parameters, Investigate a microwave link, Design, simulate, fabricate and measure a microstrip antenna under the given constraints, Have participated in a team. |
| Course content | : | Review of antenna parameters, Measurement of radiation pattern and antenna gain, Investigation of a Line-Of-Sight microwave link, Design of a microstrip antenna using a simulation package, Fabricate the microstrip antenna, Measurement of input impedance of the fabricated microstrip antenna, Presentation of microstrip antenna design procedure and test results. |
| References | : | 1) Collin, R.E., Antennas and Radiowave Propagation, McGraw Hill, 1988.; 2) Balanis, C.A., Antenna Theory, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2005.; 3) Laboratory Manual.; 4) Manuals of simulation packages for antenna design. |
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Antenna Laboratory, equipment and measurement systems |
| 2 | Introduction to antenna design simulation packages, formation of teams for design project |
| 3 | Exp. 1: Measurement of antenna parameters: Plotting of radiation pattern |
| 4 | Project, Part 1: Theoretical design of microstrip antenna |
| 5 | Exp. 2: Measurement of antenna gain (Horn antenna) |
| 6 | Project, Part 1: Theoretical design of microstrip antenna |
| 7 | Exp. 3: Observation of doppler frequency shift |
| 8 | Project, Part 2: Simulation of microstrip antenna |
| 9 | Exp. 4: Measurement of received power and antenna gain in a microwave link |
| 10 | Project, Part 2: Simulation of microstrip antenna |
| 11 | Project, Part 3 : Manufacturing of the microstrip antenna |
| 12 | Project , Part 3: Manufacturing of the microstrip antenna |
| 13 | Project, Part 4: : Measurement of S-parameter of the microstrip antenna |
| 14 | Project presentations |
| 15 | Preparation for Final exam |
| 16 | Final exam |
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 4 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 4 | 10 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade success | 60 | |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade success | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| Course activities | Number | Duration (hours) | Total workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, etc.) | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Project | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study Duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total workload | 11 | 45 | 60 |
| Key learning outcomes | Contribution level | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1. | Possesses the theoretical and practical knowledge required in Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline. | |||||
| 2. | Utilizes his/her theoretical and practical knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science and electrical and electronics engineering towards finding engineering solutions. | |||||
| 3. | Determines and defines a problem in electrical and electronics engineering, then models and solves it by applying the appropriate analytical or numerical methods. | |||||
| 4. | Designs a system under realistic constraints using modern methods and tools. | |||||
| 5. | Designs and performs an experiment, analyzes and interprets the results. | |||||
| 6. | Possesses the necessary qualifications to carry out interdisciplinary work either individually or as a team member. | |||||
| 7. | Accesses information, performs literature search, uses databases and other knowledge sources, follows developments in science and technology. | |||||
| 8. | Performs project planning and time management, plans his/her career development. | |||||
| 9. | Possesses an advanced level of expertise in computer hardware and software, is proficient in using information and communication technologies. | |||||
| 10. | Is competent in oral or written communication; has advanced command of English. | |||||
| 11. | Has an awareness of his/her professional, ethical and social responsibilities. | |||||
| 12. | Has an awareness of the universal impacts and social consequences of engineering solutions and applications; is well-informed about modern-day problems. | |||||
| 13. | Is innovative and inquisitive; has a high level of professional self-esteem. | |||||
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