This
course is also offered through Engineering-LAS
Online Learning. Off-campus students can take EE517 without the laboratory
as EE510XE with 3 credits.
Time and Place: 1242 Howe Hall, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 11-11:50am
Instructor: Jiming Song
Office Hours: Coover 2130, Monday and Wednesday, 1-2pm.
Textbook, references,
and Notes
Laboratory
Homework: Homework assignments will be given Wednesday and are due exactly a week later for on-campus students. The off-campus students have 5 more days. The last homework assignment and the second project are due in the last class (dead week)
Tentative Course
Schedule
Final Grade Breakdown for EE417 (there are extra projects for EE517/EE510 students):
(Off-campus students should find a proctor and work with their potential proctor to fill out the approval form)
Learning Objectives
1. Define
the following terms: isotropic antenna, radiation intensity, gain, directivity,
radiation efficiency, effective area, polarization, radiation resistance,
bandwidth, radiation pattern, beamwidth, sidelobe level, aperture efficiency, and primary and
secondary patterns;
2. Given the
gain of an antenna and the power it accepts from a source, calculate the
radiated power density and the field intensities at a given distance and assess
potential hazards from radiation exposure. Derive the Friis
transmission formula and the radar formula;
3. Define
far field and determine the minimum distance for far-field conditions;
4. Given a
uniform linear array of antennas, calculate the progressive phase shift of
excitation to produce a main beam in a desired direction. State the principle
of pattern multiplication. Use it to find the radiation pattern of an array of
identical elements;
5. Describe
qualitatively the way in which equivalent sources are used to determine the
radiating characteristics of aperture-type antennas;
6. Given a
receiving system with individual gains and noise temperatures or noise figures,
estimate the overall noise temperature and noise power referred to the system
input.
7. Define
Fresnel zone clearance. Explain why a 4/3-earth-radius is used for profiling.
Describe qualitatively the effect of the earth's ionosphere;
8. Explain
qualitatively the operation of a wire antenna, a Yagi-Uda
array, a microstrip antenna, and a log-periodic
dipole array, and discuss their advantages and disadvantages;
9. Use basic
laboratory equipment to measure gains and radiation patterns of antennas;
10. Use a moment-method
numerical analysis program to model and analyze the fields from an antenna
system.
Iowa State
University is committed to assuring that all educational activities are free
from discrimination and harassment based on disability status. All students
requesting accommodations are required to meet with staff in Student Disability
Resources (SDR) to establish eligibility. A Student Academic Accommodation
Request (SAAR) form will be provided to eligible students. The provision of
reasonable accommodations in this course will be arranged after timely delivery
of the SAAR form to the instructor. Students are encouraged to deliver
completed SAAR forms as early in the semester as possible. SDR, a unit in the
Dean of Students Office, is located in room 1076, Student Services Building or
online at www.dso.iastate.edu/dr/.
Contact SDR by e-mail at disabilityresources@iastate.edu or by phone at
515-294-7220 for additional information.