Estonian Aviation Academy
Estonian Aviation Academy
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Curriculum subjectWave Fields and Antennas
| Subject |
| Subject code |
IRM0110 |
| Subject name |
Wave Fields and Antennas |
| Credit points |
5 ECTS |
| Grading method |
Differentiated assessment (letters) |
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| Curriculum subject |
| Curriculum |
2014 CNS |
| Study year |
3 |
| Semester |
Fall semester |
| Subject type |
Mandatory |
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| Higher Education Institution |
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| Tallinn University of Technology |
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| Goal of subject |
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| To make the students accustomed with the mathematical model of a antennas and symbolism. incl. model of radio wave propagation.To give the theoretical base of model of a antennas. To teach to solve main problems of the theory mentioned above. To show the possible applications of the theory mentioned above. |
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| Learning outcomes of the subject |
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Having finished the study of the subject a student has to be able:
1. to find the main parameters of antennas;
2. to find the matching circuits for the antennas;
3. to apply the maesurement equipment of antennas;
4. to check the correctness of results obtained by solution of practical exercises. |
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| Subject course description |
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| Basic equqtions of electromagnetic waeves. Types of antennas. Radiation process. Basic parameters of antennas - radiation characteristics, radiation pattern, gain, efficiency, directivity factor, operating frequency band, polarization, input impedance, effective area, effective height, equivalent noise temperature. Matching of feeder line to antenna. Antenna measurements. Feeder characteristics, impedance transformation, impedance diagram. Model of a propagation channel. Propagation in a free space. Propagation in an urban environment and in buildings. Tropospheric refraction and spreading. Refraction and reflection of waves in ionosphere. Satellite communications. Radio link. Propagation of microwaves and optical radiation in the troposphere. Effect of precipitation on propagation, fading, dispersion. Optical link. Fiber-optical lines - mono- and multimode fibers. Propagation of waves in guiding systems. |
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| Replacement Subjects |
| CNS.069
Radiowave propagation and antennas |
| CNS.063
Radiowave propagation and antennas |
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| Current rounds |
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| None |
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