CAPABILITY
IN
ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS
in the
Electrical Engineering Department
at
Michigan Technological University
Spring 1995
Engineering Electromagnetics is one of six option areas in the undergraduate program and one of four research thrust areas in the graduate program offered by the Electrical Engineering Department. Described here briefly is the Electromagnetics program including the faculty and their interest areas, the undergraduate program requirements, the graduate program requirements, the research activities of the electromagnetics group and the laboratory facilities and equipment dedicated to studies in Electromagnetics.
The program in Electromagnetics varies in enrollment, graduating somewhere between 15 and 25 students each year. The thrust of the Electromagnetics program is applied and experimental as opposed to highly theoretical. The courses and activities described reflect this thrust and provide a brief detail of the program.
The members of the EE department faculty with graduate degrees and expertise in Engineering Electromagnetics are listed below. This listing represents the largest special interest faculty group in the Electrical Engineering Department.
The graduate program in Engineering Electromagnetics is well structured and has been in place for several years. Many excellent graduate students have been involved in several significant research projects with two or three graduating from this program each year.
A Masters degree in Electrical Engineering requires the student to complete 45 quarter hours of study beyond a BS degree. Most full time students take 12-15 hours per quarter and finish the degree in three or four quarters. The specific requirements for an option in Engineering Electromagnetics are given. All MSEE students are required to take the two core courses in systems and computer modeling and 6 credits outside the department. For electromagnetics, these outside credits are in advanced mathematics. Major area courses for electromagnetics begin with EE540 which uses Harrington's "Time Harmonic Fields" for the text. Remaining major courses are in the areas of Antennas, Microwave Theory, Radar and Propagation. The catalog descriptions for these courses are given. Students may also use some senior level courses from a list of recommended electives in their MSEE program. These electives are either EE, Mathematics or Physics courses. Thesis work is the heart of the Masters Degree Program and is equivalent to taking three to five courses. A listing of recent Masters Theses in electromagnetics is given.
EE530 Modern System Theory
EE536 Computer Modeling & Simulation Techniques
EE440 or EE442 or EE446
EE540 Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics
EE541 Antenna Theory I
EE542 Microwave Theory I
EE543 Introduction to Radar Systems
EE544 Electromagnetics and Propagation
MA412 MA430
MA414 MA459
MA415 PH401
EE406 EE409 EE559 MA505 PH511 PH524
EE407 EE468 MA425 MA566 PH522 PH540
EE408 EE558 MA426 MA567 PH523
EE500 Graduate Research in Electrical Engineering (variable to 15)
Study of some acceptable electrical engineering problems and preparation of a thesis.
EE540 Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics (0-3-0) f....................3
A mathematically rigorous study of static and dynamic electromagnetic fields beginning with Maxwell's equations and including such concepts as conservation of charge, conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, scalar and vector potentials, electromagnetic waves, radiation and relativistic effects.
Prerequisite: EE342.
EE541 Antenna Theory I (0-3-0) w...........................................................3
A study of antenna theory, including such topics as radiation, impedance, transmitting and receiving antennas, wire antennas, aperture antennas, broadband antennas and antenna arrays. Careful attention is paid to mathematical detail and physical interpretations. Offered alternate years with EE542.
Prerequisites: EE40, EE540, or permission of department.
EE542 Microwave Theory I (0-3-0) w........................................................3
Theory and application of microwave circuits, such as filters, directional couplers, hybrid junctions, isolators and circulators in hollow waveguide, stripline and other types of waveguide. Use of numerical techniques and CAD where possible for analysis and design. Offered alternate years with EE541.
Prerequisite: EE540.
EE543 Introduction to Radar Systems (0-3-0) s.......................................3
An introduction to radar and detection theory as applied to modern radar systems. The discussion of the theory is accompanied by applications and digital computer implementation techniques. Offered alternate years with EE544.
Prerequisites: EE408, EE540, or permission of department.
EE544 Electromagnetic Wave Propagation (0-3-0) s...............................3
A study of the propagation of electromagnetic waves. Propagation in magnetoionic media, the troposphere, and the earth's atmosphere is considered along with propagation in solid materials. Applications of propagation phenomena to communication system design are studied along with some applications of electromagnetic wave propagation to geophysical studies. Offered alternate years with EE543.
Prerequisite: EE540 or permission of department.
An Investigation of the Solutions to Ordinary Differential Equations with B-Splines and Wavelets, David Perry, 1994.
A Polarimetric Measurement System for the Characterization of FM Entertainment Stations, Steven R. Rousselle, 1994.
Results of Initial Tests on Microwave Telemetry and and Transponding Prototypes and the Feasibility Studies of Two Automotive Research Applications, Brian Bock, 1993.
An 18.0 GHz polarimetric inverse synthetic aperture radar, Carl E. Cadwallader, 1991.
A theoretical and experimental study of polarimetric backscattering from foliage, Ahmet Hakan Kumbusar, 1991.
Analysis and implementation of acoustic receiving arrays with application to forest scattering studies, Fred Pelon, 1991.
Data acquisition and analysis system for an inverse synthetic aperture radar, S. Ravishankar, 1991.
Design and analysis of a dual polarized corrugated horn antenna for MM-wave imaging radar system, 1990.
Real time data acquisition and computer control of a MM-wave radar, Tan Hoang, 1990.
A data dependent systems approach to deblurring and edge detection, Mo Mo Liu, 1990.
The loaded biconical antenna, Daniel D. Reuster, 1990.
Experimental and theoretical study of UHF radio wave propagation in a forest environment, Huailiang Wang, 1990 (Ph.D. dissertation).
An electronically steerable FM antenna array for multipath interference reduction, David Wuori, 1990.
Propagation modes in transmission lines, Zhen Zhang, 1990.
The acoustic impulse response of an artificial forest for backscattered signals, Wei Shen, 1989.
Time-domain cepstral transformations, Radomir T. Sokolov, 1989 (Ph.D. dissertation).
Determination and utilization of nonstationary noise characteristics to estimate signal ELF strength, Bradley R. Kangas.
Investigation of bistatic continuous wave synthetic aperture in the receiver synthetic near field at 1300 MHz, Robert W. Estus.
Analysis of a class of microstrip bandpass filers, Gary Beebe, 1987.
Spatial and temporal measurements of snowfall scattering on a 23 GHz line of sight propagation path, S. C. Belanger, 1987.
A laser-diode system for fiber=optic testing, J. E. Nave, 1986.
Investigation of the UHF mobile-radio propagation channel in a temperate-zone forested environment, K. J. White, 1986.
Electromagnetic coupling at millimeter wavelengths, D. L. Dunn, 1985.
Automated measurement of the reflective properties of sheet molded compounds, M. S. Kluskens, 1985.
Development of a digital audio source and signal equalization for cepstral reflection measurements, Ihan A. Tuncay, 1985.
Research activities in Engineering Electromagnetics have been primarily experimental in nature. Funded projects have included:
Non-funded research has also been done and is reflected in the thesis titles on page 6.
There are several laboratories in the Electrical Energy Resources Center (EERC) dedicated to the Engineering Electromagnetics area. They are:
THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM IN ENGINEERING ELECTROMAGNETICS
The undergraduate program in Electrical Engineering has six (6) option areas, one of which is Engineering Electromagnetics. The undergraduate program in Engineering Electromagnetics graduates approximately 20 students per year. The structure of the undergraduate program is shown on with catalog descriptions of the Engineering Electromagnetics Courses also given.
A study of the basic principles of engineering electromagnetics: Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic sources, plane wave propagation, transmission lines, electrostatic fields, capacitance, magnetostatic fields, magnetic force, inductance.
Prerequisite: EE231.
EE340 Introduction to Distributed Parameter Networks(0-4-2) w,s,f ......... 5
Study of the propagation of high-frequency sinusoidal waves and pulses on two conductor transmission lines. Transmission line parameters and the telegrapher's equations are derived from Maxwell's equations. The transient solution is obtained by Laplace transform methods. Network models are developed.
Prerequisites: EE233, EE342.
EE342 Intermediate Engineering Electromagnetics (0-4-0) w,s .................... 4
An in-depth study of the solutions to Maxwell's equations with emphasis on engineering applications. Topics include electrostatics, magnetostatics, radiation and propagation of electromagnetic energy, and computer techniques for the solution of electromagnetic problems.
Prerequisite: EE242.
EE406 Microwave Devices (0-3-0) f ................................................................... 3
A study of the operating principles and characteristics of microwave devices including vacuum tube devices, solid-state devices and come passive system components. S parameters are discussed.
Prerequisites: EE342, EE352.
EE440 Introduction to Antennas (0-3-2) w ....................................................... 4
A study of the characteristics of various antennas, including linear antennas, loop antennas, antenna arrays, receiving antennas, and broad-band antennas. The concepts of directivity, gain, antenna impedance and polarization are discussed.
Prerequisite: EE340.
EE442 Introduction to Microwave Systems (0-3-2) w ..................................... 4
A study of the basic building blocks of microwave systems. Topics include the design and realization of microwave filers, directional couplers, power dividers and amplifiers. Emphasis is placed on microstrip and stripline realizations.
Prerequisite: EE340.
EE446 Fiber Optics (0-3-2) w .............................................................................. 4
An introduction to fiber optic systems for communication purposes. Topics studied include semiconductor lasers and LEDs, optical detectors, optical fiber structures, signal degradation mechanisms in fibers, and optical fiber link system design.
Prerequisites: EE331, EE352.
EE447 Optical Signal Processing and Holography (0-3-0) s ............................ 3
An introduction to the use of coherent optical systems for performing a wide variety of filtering and convolution operations on either one- or two-dimensional signals. Topics covered include scalar diffraction, two-dimensional Fourier transforms, wavefront recording, spatial filtering and holography.
Prerequisites: EE331, EE242.
EE491 through EE494 Electrical Engineering Project f,w,s ........ (variable 2-5)
An independent program of study in which the student completes an engineering design or project. The course is taken in consultation with the instructor who oversees the project and must approve the student's background for it.
Prerequisite: permission of department.
FUNDING GRADUATE STUDENTS
Three types of funding is available for graduate students in Electrical Engineering:
Teaching Assistantships are funded either by the State of Michigan or by EE Department discretionary funds, and require the student to work half time teaching in the laboratories. Teaching Assistants usually require two years to complete an MSEE degree.
At this writing, the EE Department does not have any specific funds to offer Fellowships to students interested in Engineering Electromagnetics.
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