Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Craeye Christophe (coordinator); Janvier Danielle;
Language
English
Main themes
This course is a part of the "Telecommunications" orientation in the Master in Electrical Engineering. LELEC2910 is dedicated to the electromagnetic aspects of wireless communications, more specifically to the antenna technology and microwave propagation theory.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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With respect to the AA referring system defined for the Master in Electrical Engineering, the course contributes to the development, mastery and assessment of the following skills
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
- Antenna theory
- Modeling of antenna array
- Radiation from linear distributions
- Radiation from apertures
- Propagation for terrestrial links
- Earth-space propagation
- Propagation through the troposphere and the ionosphere
- Radar equation
Teaching methods
The course is organized in
- 12 courses of 2h
- 10 supervised exercises of 2h
- A project for the development of an antenna or a propagation model (1 or 2 students).
- A project dedicated to the evaluation of tropospheric degradations.
Evaluation methods
The students have a written examination, based on the objectives described above. It is a closed-book exam.
The evaluation of the projects is a report and a presentation, individual or for a group of 2 students.
The evaluation of the projects is a report and a presentation, individual or for a group of 2 students.
Online resources
Bibliography
Supports
- Syllabus de cours disponibles sur Moodle
- Transparents disponibles sur Moodle
- Livres de référence disponibles à la BST
Faculty or entity
ELEC
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Electrical Engineering
