Antennas and Propagation (EE405) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Antennas and Propagation EE405 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
EE 310
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Team/Group, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Elif Aydın
  • Instructor Çağlayan DURLU
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to provide the fundamental concepts of antennas.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Ability to apply vector algebra and calculus with Maxwell equations to calculate the fields radiated from antenna
  • Ability to describe the radiation mechanisms and the fundamental antenna principles and parameters
  • Ability to utilize antenna parameters to understand different types of antennas
  • Ability to choose the best type of antenna for different situations and to design antenna systems given a set of specifications
  • Ability to design microstrip antennas and antenna arrays using simulation tools.
  • Ability to comprehend the advanced analyses of others which may be met in the literature and in practical aspects of building and deploying antennas
  • Ability to have a firm background of the basic principles underlying antenna performance, as well as basic principles of antena design and propagation behaviour in practical scenarios
  • Ability to write MATLAB programs for antenna analysis
  • Enhance their skills in written communication
Course Content Review of Maxwell?s equation and radiation. Basic antennas and parameters. Array theory, broadband antennas, aperture antennas, microstrip antennas, and design concepts. Measurement techniques, measurement of antenna parameters. Wave propagation over spherical earth, electromagnetic waves in atmosphere, space and urban and indoor environments. Path

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Review of Maxwell’s equation and radiation Review of EE 310 lecture notes
2 Antenna patterns, average power, radiation intensity,Directivity Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
3 Gain, efficiency, impedance, transmit/receive systems Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
4 Polarization, equivalent area, effective aperture, Friis transmission formula, radar systems, radar cross section Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
5 Radiated fields, use of potential functions, far fields Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
6 Wire antennas: Infinitesimal dipole, Poynting’s theorem, Total power, radiation resistance Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
7 Short-dipole Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
8 Center-fed dipole Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
9 Half-wave dipole, dipole characteristics, Image theory, antennas over ground, Monopole Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
10 Antenna arrays • Broadside and end-fire arrays • Hansen-Woodyard array Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
11 Binomial arrays Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
12 Communications Links: System noise, antenna noise Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
13 Communications Links: ground pickup, sky noise. Bandwidth, data rates and error trade-offs. Ground links, satellite links, cellular links. Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
14 Propagation Effects: Atmosphere. Ionosphere. Multipath problems, ground reflection, urban environments. Surface wave propagation. Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture
15 Final Examination Period Review of topics
16 Final Examination Period Review of topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Balanis, C.A., Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 2nd ed., John Wiley and Sons, 1997
2. Kraus, J. D., Marhefka, R. J., Antennas for all applications, 3rd ed., Mc Graw Hill, 2002
Other Sources 3. Collin, R.E., Antennas and Radiowave Propagation, McGraw Hill, 1985

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory 1 5
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 2 25
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to apply knowledge on Mathematics, Science and Engineering to advanced systems. X
2 Implementing long-term research and development studies in the major fields of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. X
3 Ability to use modern engineering tools, techniques and facilities in design and other engineering applications. X
4 Graduating researchers active on innovation and entrepreneurship.
5 Ability to report and present research results effectively.
6 Increasing the performance on accessing information resources and on following recent developments in science and technology.
7 An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
8 Increasing the performance on effective communications in both Turkish and English.
9 Increasing the performance on project management.
10 Ability to work successfully at project teams in interdisciplinary fields.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 2 12 24
Report
Homework Assignments 6 2 12
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 116