CU4152 Radiating Systems Syllabus:
CU4152 Radiating Systems Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To understand Antenna basics
To learn about Antenna arrays and their characteristics
To study about operating Antennas
To familiarize with modern Antennas and Measurement Techniques
To learn about recent trends in Antenna Design
UNIT I ANTENNA FUNDAMENTALS & WIRE ANTENNAS
Introduction –Types of Antennas – Radiation Mechanism – Current distribution on wire antennas – Maxwell‘s equations – Antenna fundamental parameters – Radiation integrals – Radiation from surface and line current distributions – dipole, monopole, loop antenna
UNIT II ANTENNA ARRAYS
Linear array –uniform array, end fire and broad side array, gain, beam width, side lobe level; Linear array synthesis techniques – Binomial and Chebyshev distributions; Two dimensional uniform arrays; phased array antennas, smart antennas, switched beam and adaptive arrays, Mutual Coupling in Finite Arrays
UNIT III APERTURE ANTENNAS
Field equivalence principle, Radiation from Rectangular and Circular apertures, Babinets principle, Slot antenna; Horn antenna; Reflector antenna, aperture blockage, and design consideration. Radiation Mechanism and Excitation techniques, Microstrip dipole; Patch, Rectangular patch, Circular patch – Microstrip array and feed network; Lens Antennas
UNIT IV MODERN ANTENNAS & MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
Base station antennas, PIFA – Antennas for WBAN – RFID Antennas – Automotive antennas, MIMO Antennas, Diversity techniques – Antenna impedance and radiation pattern measurements
UNIT V RECENT TRENDS IN ANTENNA DESIGN
UWB antenna arrays – Vivaldi antenna arrays – Artificial magnetic conductors/High impedance surfaces – Antennas in medicine – Plasma antennas – Antennas for millimeter wave communication – optimization techniques – Numerical methods
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:
1. Design and develop an antenna to receive AM and FM radio
2. Design Yagi-Uda Antenna at very high frequency band
3. Design Microstrip patch antenna for mobile applications
4. Design and develop Microstrip dipole antenna
5. Design reflector antenna for satellite – TV reception
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
CO1: Understand the fundamentals behind the different techniques in antenna technology.
CO2:Understand the challenges associated in designing antennas based on different technologies
CO3: Understand the capability and assess the performance of various antennas.
CO4: Identify the antennas specific to the applications, design and characterize.
CO5: Understand the need for optimizing in antenna design and the methodologies for the same.
REFERENCES:
1. Balanis.A, “Antenna Theory Analysis and Design”, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 3rd Edition,1982.
2. Frank B. Gross, “Frontiers in Antennas”, Mc Graw Hill, 2011.
3. S. Drabowitch, A. Papiernik, H.D.Griffiths, J.Encinas, B.L.Smith, “Modern Antennas”, Springer Publications, 2nd Edition, 2007.
4. Krauss.J.D, “Antennas”, John Wiley and sons, New York, 2nd Edition, 1997.
5. I.J. Bahl and P. Bhartia, “Microstrip Antennas”, Artech House,Inc.,1980
6. W.L.Stutzman and G.A.Thiele, “Antenna Theory and Design”, John Wiley& Sons Inc., 2nd Edition, 1998.
7. Jim R. James,P.S.Hall ,”Handbook of Microstrip Antennas” IEE Electromagnetic wave series 28, Volume 2,1989.