1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

lock statements, guarded assignments, structural
description, overloading, chip level and finite state machine
modelling, system synthesis from behavioural models,
algorithmic level design, data flow design, algorithmic
synthesis.
VLSI: Overview of processes used in IC fabrication, theory
of MOS technologies, models of MOS transistors, MOS
logic structures and device sizing, pass transistor logic,
layout and design rules, extraction of parameters from
layout, circuit characterisation and performance estimation,
clocking schemes and various design rules, system design,
the IC design flow.
Recommended reading
Bhasker, J., A W DL Primer, Prentice Hall, 1992
Douglas, P., WDL, McGraw-Hill
Gajski, D., & Dutt, N., High Level Synthesis: Introduction to Chip
and System Design, Kluwer Academic Publishers
IEEE Design and Test of Computer Magazine
IEEE Transaction on Computer-Aided Design
Schoel, J., Pe$ormance and Fault Modeling with VHDL, Prentice
Hall
Tuinenga, P. W., Spice - A Guide to Circuit Simulation &Analysis
Using PSPICE, 2nd edn, Englewood, Cliffs, N.J. Prentice Hall,
1992
Weste, N and Eshraglan, K., Principles of CMOS VLSI Design: A
Systems Perspective, Reading, Mass, Addison-Wesley, 1985
EE548 Communications
13 credit points 6 hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: EE482 Assessment: examination/assignment/
laboratory.
A final year subject in the communications and electronics
stream of the degree of Bachelor of Engineering(Electrica1)
Objectives
To gain insight into the behaviour of
telecommunication and computer network.
To understand and use common communications
network terminology.
Calculate and critically evaluate performance measures
for networks.
Content
Introduction to classes of telecommunication networks;
Foundations of probability for use in telecommunications;
Foundations of statistics; Loss (circuit-switched) systems;
Delay (queuing) systems; Traffic measurements and traffic
forecasting; Traffic routing; Token ring and random access
protocols and performance; Network simulation and
network management; Special networks - mobile, intelligent,
broadband, self-healing; Teletraffic current and future
research.
Recommended Reading
de Prycker, M. Asynchronous Transfer Mode - Solution for
Broadband ISDN, Ellis Horwood Ltd., 1991.
Girard, A. Routing and Dimensioning in Circuit Switched
Networks, Addison Wesley, 1990.
Lee, W.Y.C. Mobile Cellular Telecommunications Systems,
McGraw-Hill, 1989.
Partridge C. Gigabit Networking, Addison Wesley, 1994.
Schwartz, Telecommunication Networks Protocols, Modelling and
Analysis, Addison Wesley, 1987.
Spragins, John D , Joseph L Hammond, Krzystof Pawlikowski,
Telecommunications: Protocols and Design, Addison Wesley, 1991.
Stallings, W. ISDN and Broadband ISDN, 2nd Edition Maxwell
MacMillan International Divisionl992.
Stallings, W. Local and Metropolitan Area Networks , 4th Edition,
MacMillan Publishing Company, 1993.
EE556 Project
0 bjectives
Planning a complete project where time, availability of
hardware, and money are realistic restraints. This
includes planning a ~roject with other students in the
case of joint projects.
Constructing and testing hardware and/or writing and
commissionine " software.
Planning and delivering a short technical lecture.
Writing a comprehensive thesis to detail all initial
research, literature survey and the work performed.
The ~ersonal rewards in completing a complex
engineering task.
Content
Each student is required to perform an individual or group
design or investigation and present a thesis embodying
results of the project. These projects may be hardware and/
or software based.
The project may be selected on by: Making reference to the
list of projects already issued; Suggesting your own project
and negotiating its suitability with a staff member whose
academic interests are consistent with the project.
Recommended Reading
No prescribed texts.
EE559
Electrical Machine Drives
Objectives
To study the design and performance of electrical
machine drives currently used in industry
To study the control strategies available and to evaluate
the impact of machine drives on the power system.
To study the transient behaviour and methods of
modelling electric machines and their performance in
the presence of supply harmonics.
Content
Speed Control of Direct Current Machines: State Models of
the DC Machines, Control Strategy, Torque and Speed
Feedback Loops, Transducers; Solid State Control using
controlled converters and choppers, power factor
correction; Four quadrant operation and regenerative
braking; Starting methods; Harmonic distortion; Advanced
applications-digital control.
Speed Control of AC Machines: Speed Control of
Induction Motors by variation of terminal voltage, pole
changing, slip energy recovery; Variable frequency
operation of AC Machines using an inverter; Advanced
control strategies including pulse width modulation and
vector control; Control of small machines such as the
stepper motor and brushless d.c. motor.
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