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<strong>Sirindhorn</strong> International Institute of Technology<br />
<strong>Undergraduate</strong> <strong>Catalog</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
Waveguides and resonators. Basic microwave networks.<br />
Scattering. Radiation. Basic antenna theory.<br />
ECS 462 Antennas 3(3-0-6)<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 233 or consent of Head of School<br />
Problem-based learning; Basic definitions and theorems,<br />
formulation of the radiation problems, isotropic point<br />
source, power and field patterns, directivity and gain,<br />
radiation impedance, wave polarization, radiation from<br />
current elements. Analysis and design of linear wire<br />
antenna, linear array antenna, Uda-Yagi antenna, logperiodic<br />
antenna, aperture antenna. Antenna<br />
measurement techniques.<br />
ECS 464 Computer Interfacing and 3(3-0-6)<br />
Instrumentation<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 382 or consent of Head of School<br />
Overviews of general-purpose microprocessor, digital<br />
signal processor (DSP), and specialized processor<br />
architectures. Tradeoff analysis: algorithm complexity,<br />
software-hardware tradeoffs, etc. Basic hardware and<br />
software computing elements: basic components such as<br />
functions, buses, interconnections, buffers, etc.<br />
Interrupts, DMA, and I/O. Instruction sets and<br />
programming. Interfacing Techniques. System design<br />
method and tools: hardware design, software design,<br />
example of system design, etc.<br />
ECS 465 Biomedical Instrumentation 3(3-0-6)<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 261 or ECS 362 or<br />
consent of Head of School<br />
Overviews of human body. Electrodes and<br />
biotransducers. Bioelectric amplifiers. Instrumentation<br />
for heart and brain parameters. Magnetic resonance<br />
imaging. Medical laboratory instrumentation. Medical<br />
ultrasound. Bioelectric and biomagnetic measurement.<br />
Biochemical measurement. Chemical transducers:<br />
electrochemical, optical, and biosensor based chemical<br />
transducers, etc. Continuous measurement of chemical<br />
qualities. Computers in biomedical equipment. Optical<br />
based chemical equipment for environment monitoring.<br />
ECS 466 Optical Metrology 3(3-0-6)<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 261 or ECS 362 or<br />
consent of Head of School<br />
Optic Reviews: light sources, photodetectors, and fiber<br />
optics. Principles and applications of optical sensors,<br />
transducers, and equipment in industrial and biomedical<br />
areas. Example of sensor system design. Optical based<br />
chemical analysis equipment for environmental<br />
monitoring: air and water pollution. Continuous<br />
Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMs) Optical<br />
instrumentation: spectrophotometer, spectroscopy, nondispersive<br />
infrared (NDIR), etc.<br />
ECS 467 Introduction to Industry 3(3-0-6)<br />
Automation<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 381 or consent of Head of School<br />
Introduction to computer controlled system in industry.<br />
Hardware and software tools for measurement and<br />
controlling systems: LabView, Real-time Workshop<br />
(RTW), etc. Data transmission and network protocols<br />
used in industry. Process control terminology and<br />
definitions (refer to ISA standards). State control. State<br />
diagrams. Logic control. LADDER programming.<br />
PETRINET. Distributed control systems (DCS). Automated<br />
measuring systems: IEEE488 standard bus. Automated<br />
inspection systems. Their functional characteristics and<br />
computerized controls are covered. Automated visual<br />
inspection: machine visions and color sensors, etc.<br />
Current topics of interest from the literature.<br />
ECS 471 Switching Theory 3(3-0-6)<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 371 or consent of Head of School<br />
Models for sequential circuits: state tables and state<br />
diagrams, clock and pulse modes, and Mealy and Moore<br />
models. Analysis of synchronous sequential circuits (SSC):<br />
completely and incompletely specified circuits, state<br />
assignment, equivalent states, state reduction, circuit<br />
realization, and synthesis of SSC. Analysis of<br />
asynchronous sequential circuits (ASC): races, cycles,<br />
hazards, and synthesis of ASC. Introduction to fault<br />
diagnosis, Sequential circuits and regular expressions.<br />
ECS 472 Digital Signal Processing 3(3-0-6)<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 281 or consent of Head of School<br />
Discrete-time signals and systems. Linear time-invariant<br />
systems and their properties. Sampling of continuoustime<br />
signals and convolution. IIR and FIR filter designs.<br />
Effects of finite word length. The discrete Fourier<br />
transform. Fast Fourier transform algorithms. Relations<br />
between Fourier Transform (FT), Discrete-frequency FT<br />
(DFFT) or Fourier series, Discrete-time FT (DTFT), and<br />
Discrete FT (DFT: Discrete both time & frequency).<br />
ECS 473 Digital Filter Design 3(3-0-6)<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 281 or consent of Head of School<br />
Analog filter fundamentals for the study of digital filters.<br />
Common analog filters: Butterworth, Chebyshev,<br />
elliptical, and Bessel filters. Fundamentals and design<br />
techniques of FIR and IIR filters. Finite word length<br />
effects and sensitivity analysis.<br />
ECS 474 Digital Speech Processing 3(3-0-6)<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 281 or consent of Head of School<br />
Speech Quality & Intelligibility. Speech coding standards,<br />
Linear Predictive coding techniques, Frequency domain<br />
codes. Speech enhancement and noise reduction. Speech<br />
recognition.<br />
ECS 475 Digital Image Processing 3(3-0-6)<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 281 or consent of Head of School<br />
Digital image fundamentals. Image transformations.<br />
Image enhancement. Image restoration. Image<br />
compression. Image segmentation. Representation<br />
schemes and descriptors.<br />
ECS 476 Adaptive Filtering 3(3-0-6)<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 281 or consent of Head of School<br />
Fundamental concepts of adaptive filtering. Introduction<br />
to design and implementation of digital adaptive filters.<br />
Analysis and practical considerations of filtering<br />
algorithms and structures.<br />
ECS 477 Signal Processing for 3(3-0-6)<br />
Communication Systems<br />
Prerequisite: ECS 472 or consent of Head of School<br />
Problem-based learning; Speech coding and decoding,<br />
image coding and decoding, transmultiplexers, filter<br />
banks, channel estimation, channel equalization,<br />
synchronization, array processing, power spectral<br />
estimation, adaptive filtering, ADC and DAC algorithms.<br />
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