| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Gain an ability to make the theoretical analysis of antenna radiation mechanism with the vector potential and radiation integrals
- Gain an ability to recognize, analysis and design the antenna types.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | Review of field equivalence principles, Maxwell's equations and coordinate systems. Vector and scalar potentials, wave solutions. Green's function, radiation, ideal dipole. Simple antennas: dipoles and loops. Basic antenna parameters, surface wave antennas, introduction to reflector antenna systems. Receiving antennas. Array theory. Uniformly excited arrays. Nonuniformly excited arrays. Adaptive arrays, smart antennas. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Review of field equivalence principles |
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2nd Week |
Maxwell's equations and coordinate systems. |
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3rd Week |
Vector and scalar potentials, wave solutions. |
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4th Week |
Green's function, radiation, ideal dipole. |
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5th Week |
Simple antennas: dipoles and loops. |
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6th Week |
Basic antenna parameters, surface wave antennas, introduction to reflector antenna systems. |
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7th Week |
Basic antenna parameters, surface wave antennas, introduction to reflector antenna systems. |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
Receiving antennas. |
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10th Week |
Receiving antennas. |
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11th Week |
Array theory. |
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12th Week |
Uniformly excited arrays. |
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13th Week |
Nonuniformly excited arrays. |
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14th Week |
Adaptive arrays, smart antennas. |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | C.A.Balanis, "Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics", JohnWiley & Sons, 1989.
Stutzman and Thiele, "Antenna Theory and Design", Wiley.
J.D.Kraus, "Antennas for All Applications", McGrawHill, 2002. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Presentation
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
8 |
112 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
2 |
35 |
70 |
| Total Work Load | 300 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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