ECE4783

Introduction to Medical Image Processing

A study of mathematical methods used in medical acquisition and processing. Concepts, algorithms, and methods associated with acquisition, processing, and display of two- and three-dimensional medical images are studied. Crosslisted with BMED 4783.

ECE4784

Engineering Electrophysiology

Basic concepts of electrophysiology from an engineering perspective. Functionality of relevant organs and systems; instrumentation tools which monitor electrophysiological function. Crosslisted with BMED 4784.

ECE4321

Power System Engineering

To introduce basic concepts of electric power system design, encompassing protection, stability and control.

ECE4330

Power Electronics

Introduces power semiconductor devices and power electronic converters, including single-phase and three-phase ac/dc rectifiers, ac voltage controllers, dc/dc converters and dc/ac inverters.

ECE4335

Electric Machinery Analysis

Advanced theory of AC machines, including AC motor winding design, finite element analysis, induction motor design, permanent magnet machine design, and synchronous machine dynamics. Credit not allowed for both ECE 4335 and ECE 6335.

ECE4350

Electromagnetic and Microwave Applications

presents concepts of electromagnetics applied to the design of microwave/RF circuits, modules, and systems encompassing transmission and radiation for applications up to optical frequencies

ECE4370

Antenna Engineering

Basic theory, application, and design of a broad range of antennas.

ECE4371

Antenna Engineering Laboratory

Experimentation to develop a practical understanding of antennas and their properties.

ECE4390

Introduction to Radar and Electromagnetic Sensing

Radar transmission, scattering, detection. Air traffic control, meteorological, others. Signal processing, doppler shifts, tracking, estimation, rain and clutter, atmospheric propagation, antennas. Remote sensing, LIDAR, SONAR.

ECE4391

Electromagnetic Compatibility

To study electromagnetic interference and susceptibility of electrical systems, with application to analog and digital circuits.

ECE4415

RF Engineering I

Fundamentals of RF engineering. Components at high frequencies, device modeling, amplifiers, lumped-element and microstrip impedance transformation networks, S-parameter-based design of RF and microwave amplifiers.

ECE4418

RF Engineering II

Fundamentals learned in RF-I are employed to design the elements of radio receivers, transmitters, and similar systems. Systems analysis, mixers, detectors, power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, and oscillators are covered.

ECE4420

Digital Integrated Circuits

Analysis and design of MOS digital integrated circuit families and their applications in modern electronic systems.

ECE4430

Analog Integrated Circuits

Analysis and design of analog ICs using analytic techniques and CAD tools. Topics include amplifiers, current sources, output circuits and other analog building blocks.

ECE4435

Operational Amplifier Design

Analysis and design techniques for the utilization of integrated circuit operational amplifiers for applications in electronic systems.

ECE4445

Audio Engineering

Concepts of acoustics and electroacoustic modeling for the analysis and design of microphones, loudspeakers, and crossover networks. Methods of analysis and design of audio power amplifiers.

ECE4446

Audio Engineering Laboratory

A companion laboratory to ECE 4445. Design, analysis, construction, modeling, and testing of circuits and systems pertaining to audio engineering.

ECE4450

Analog Circuits for Music Synthesis

Circuits from classic analog synthesizers: voltage-controlled oscillators, filters, and amplifiers; nonlinear waveshapers. Operational transconductance amplifiers. Exploitation of dynamic resistance of semiconductors. Hands-on projects.

ECE4460

Introduction to Electronic Systems Packaging

Introduction to packaging technologies, technology drivers, electrical performance, thermal management, materials, optoelectronics, RF integration, reliability, system issues, assembly, and testing.

ECE4500

Optical Engineering

Introduction to applications of geometric & physical optics to
engineering, including optical measurements, matrix methods,
instruments, interference, holography, beam optics, Fourier
optics & diffraction.

ECE4502

Optical Fiber Communications

Combined lecture-laboratory exploration of the technology of fiber optics, with emphasis on optical fiber communication systems.

ECE4560

Introduction to Automation and Robotics

Fundamental disciplines of modern robotics: mechanics, control, and computing. Analysis, design, and control of mobile robots and manipulators. Course may contain team projects and hands-on labs.

ECE4570

System Theory for Communication and Control

Study of the basic concepts in linear system theory and numerical linear algebra with applications to communication, compution, control and signal processing. A unified treatment.

ECE4575

Numerical Methods for Optimization and Optimal Control

Algorithms for numerical optimization and optimal control, Gradient-descent techniques, linear programming, numerical linear system solvers, second-order methods for optimizing performance of dynamical systems.

ECE3084

Signals and Systems

Continuous-time linear systems and signals, their mathematical representations, and computational tools; Fourier and Laplace transforms, convolutions, input-output responses, stability.

ECE3300

Electromechanical and Electromagnetic Energy Conversion

Introduction to three phase power systems, electromechanical energy conversion and operating principles of electric machines.

ECE4100

Advanced Computer Architecture

Comprehensive coverage of the architecture and system issues that confront the design of high-performance workstation/PC computer architectures with emphasis on quantitative evaluation. Credit is not allowed for both ECE 4100 and any of the following courses: ECE 6100, CS 4290, CS 6290.

ECE4150

Cloud Computing

Cloud computing technologies, computation models, and applications; design methodologies for cloud applications; use of cloud-based languages and tools in developing advanced applications.

ECE4320

Power System Analysis & Control

Introduces basic concepts in electric power generation, distribution,system control and economic operation.