Communication and Media Engineering

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EMI Department

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Wireless Systems

Prerequisite
  • Basic knowledge of mathematics for engineers, in particular complex numbers
  • Basic knowledge of communications engineering and signal theory
  • Basic knowledge in signal processing
  • Basic knowledge in high-frequency techniques but not strictly required
Teaching methods Lecture/Lab
Learning target / Competences

Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:

•  understand the functions and the relationship of the main building blocks of a modern receiver including RF processing, modulation, demodulation and digital baseband processing

•  implement a basic simulation chain of a digital communication system

•  implement a software defined receiver in Matlab

•  understanding the principle and types of automotive radars

•  being capable to understand the advantages of radar compared to other technologies

•  being capable to know the applications and functions of current and future automotive radar systems

 
Duration 1
Hours per week 4.0
Overview
Classes 75 h
Individual / Group work: 105 h
Workload 180 h
ECTS 5.0
Responsible person

Prof. Dr. Harter
Maximum number of participants 20
Recommended semester 3
Frequency Every 2nd sem.
Usability

Master's degree program CME
Lectures

Software Defined Radio

Type Lab
Nr. EMI865
Hours per week 2.0
Content

In this course, students will implement a working digital communication system. The project includes the following steps:

  • Software installation and operation of SDR module
  • Spectral analysis of received signals
  • Modulation and demodulation
  • Synchronization at receiver side
  • Data transmission and detection

 

Automotive Radar

Type Lecture
Nr. EMI442
Hours per week 2.0
Content

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), employing available camera, lidar and radar technology, are in worldwide deployment these days.  Up to now more than 180 million radar units are worldwide circulating on our roads. Today ADAS are no longer comfort devices anymore, but they have become a safety feature for various AEB-Systems (Automatic Emergency Braking) in cars and trucks worldwide.

1. History of automotive radar

2. Radar basics

a. Wave propagation

b. Automotive radar frequencies and regulations

c. Comparison to other technologies

3. Radar techniques

a. Radar principles and components

b. Radar signal modulation

c. Basic radar signal processing 

d. Radar system specifications and characteristics

4. Principles for angle measurement

5. Automotive radar in praxis and future trends

a. Applications of automotive radars

b. Examples of automotive radars

c. Radar sensor vehicle installation

d. Mutual Interference of radar sensors
Literature

Winner, H., Hakuli, S., Lotz, F., Singer, C. (Eds.), Handbook of Driver Assistance Systems, Basic Information, Components and Systems for Active Safety and Comfort, Springer, 2016.

Skolnik, M.,Radar Handbook,3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Education, 2008.

Pozar, D. M., Microwave Engineering, 2th Edition, Wiley, 2011.
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