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ELEE 5074 Communications II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3740 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Digital communication, probability and random variables, mathematical representation of noise, effect of noise upon system performance, pulse amplitude modulation, multiple pulse detection of signals, detection of signals in colored Gaussian noise, estimation of signal parameters. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5086 Introduction to Microprocessors
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 5087
An introduction to embedded systems based on microcontrollers. The overall objective of this course is to present basic microcontroller architecture, teach programming fundamentals (assembly language and C), and present an introduction to interfac | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5087 Intro to Microcontrollers Lab
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 5086
Familiarity with microcontroller development and training systems: Peripheral I/O (GPIO, Timers, ATD, PWM etc.). Assembly and C-language. Hardware and software experiments. Microcontroller design projects involving interfacing and software design and developm | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5100 Network Security
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
This course explores the world of network security. It presents all of the practical principles, methods and technology necessary to construct an effective network defense in depth. Upon leaving this course students will be able to execute every common form of professional intrusion detection and response including pen testing, network attack/defense and host and network based IDS and policy enforcement. Students will do hands-on work in the lab with all common elements of network hardware and software. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5200 Autonomous Mobility Robotics
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Autonomous Mobility Robotics is concerned with the theory and applications associated with the development of mobile robots that possess sensors and local intelligence sufficient to operate independently in constrained environments. Topics are selected from the four sub-areas of perception, localization, cognition, and motion control. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5400 Computational Intelligence Techniques
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Topics chosen from neural networks, hybrid systems, evolutionary computing methods and their applications. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5490 Graduate Seminar In ECE
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Students will work on projects related to their areas of interests. The instructor will provide a list of topics to choose from. This course should be taken by graduate students in the final year of study. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5520 Real-Time Control Systems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3220 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Fundamentals of real-time control systems simulation: plant modeling, controller design real-time simulation analysis using MATLAB/SIMULINK, and Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems and applications. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5540 Fuzzy System Theory and Applications
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
A study of the fundamental concepts of fuzzy set theory and its engineering applications. Topics include fuzzy sets and relations, operations on fuzzy sets, fuzzy rules and inference systems, defuzzification methods, selected applications in the area of controls, image processing, etc. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5570 Vehicular Electrical Power Systems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3540 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
The course will cover items like: a) fundamentals of power electronics, b) electrical machines (briefly), c) automotive power systems, d) electric hybrid vehicles, and fuel cell based vehicles, e) modeling techniques for automotive electric and hybrid vehicles, f) automotive motor drives for vehicular applications, g) multi-converter vehicular dynamics and control. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5580 Advanced Electronics
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3540 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Ideal and non-ideal operational amplifiers, linear and nonlinear op amp circuit analysis and design. Topics include active filter design, power electronic circuits (ac switching controllers, inverters, choppers, ac/dc motor speed control circuits), signal generators, and switching capacit | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5590 Electronics Manufacturing
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3540 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
This course provides the student with a broad foundation in electronics manufacturing. Mainstream technologies included silicon semiconductor and FR4 circuit board manufacturing, electronics packaging, automated assembly and solder processes are examined in detail. Circuit board design methodology with a focus on design for cost optimization is stressed throughout. Electronics packaging, interconnection and thermal management are investigated. Design verification, and manufacturing hand-off conclude the course. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5600 Comp Aided Design Integrated Circuits
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3540 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Introduction to the basic electrical properties and the technology of fabrication of MOS devices. Automatic layout generation, routing and design simulation with CAD tools using digital logic circuit examples. Case study. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5620 Random Variables and Random Processes
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3880 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
MTH 4270 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Probability, random variables, distribution and density functions, functions of random variables, joint distributions and density functions. Random processes, auto-correlation and cross-correlation, linear system response. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5640 Vhdl Hardware Description Languages
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 2640 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
ELEE 2650 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Corequisites: ELEE 5650
Design methodology using hardware programming languages specifically VHDL. Design simulation and synthesis of digital circuits with a focus on FPGA ASIC implementation. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5650 Hardware Description Language Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 5640
Focus on VHDL for synthesis on FPGA and PSOC devices. Altera and/or Xilinx device description. Hardware projects utilizing FPGA development boards and/or stand-alone system implementations. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5680 Computer Networking
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 5690
Introduction to computer networks including LAN, MAN, WAN, CAN, OSI and TCP/IP layering protocols. TCP/IP internetworking and their applications are covered. Simulation tools such as COMNET III are used to evaluate different network designs, architectures, and topologies. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5690 Networking Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: ELEE 5680
The networking laboratory (NL)will provide students with hands-on design, setup, configure, and manage network devices and their applications. In addition, the NL will provide researchers and educators with a controlled environment to validate and evaluate their research, education, and training programs. This lab will educate undergraduate and graduate students about the fundamental design, analysis, operation, control and management of networked systems. The NL will enable students to better understand and get hands-on experiences. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5700 Controls II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ENGR 3220 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Advanced study of root locus analysis. Frequency response analysis. Design and compensation techniques. Describing-function analysis of nonlinear control systems. Control system analysis and design using state-space methods. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5720 Linear Systems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ENGR 3220 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Linear spaces, linear operator theory, existence and uniqueness of solutions of differential equations, the fundamental matrix solution, state transition matrix, Lyapunov stability, controllability, observability, state feedback, pole placement, observers, output feedback. Special topics include Kalman filtering, linear quadratic regulator optimal control, geometric linear control. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5730 State Space Systems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3880 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Introduction to linear operators and linear spaces. State variable description of systems. Solutions for time varying and time invariant cases. Controllability of linear dynamical equations. Irreducible realizations of transfer function matrices. State variable feedback and observers. Stability of linear systems. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5740 Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
MTH 4270 (Minimum Grade of C-, May not be taken concurrently)
Representation of patterns as multi-dimensional feature vectors. Bayesian decision theory. Parameter estimation and supervised learning. Feature selection. Non-parametric techniques. Linear discriminant functions. Unsupervised learning and clustering. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5760 Direct Digital Control
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ENGR 3220 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Basic theory of sampling and quantizing, z-transform analysis. System error analysis, modeling and optimal design of discrete data systems by performing indices. Stability of discrete data systems and design compensation. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5770 Embedded Systems
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3860 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Corequisites: ELEE 5790
Design of embedded systems (hardware and software); advanced topics include behavioral/subsumption programming, multitasking, real-time systems, and programming the 68HS12 in Forth, C, and assembly languages. An open-ended embedded system design project which requires consideration of alternatives, economic and aesthetic constraints, and detailed system description is compulsory. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5780 Optimization and Optimal Control
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ENGR 3220 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Fundamental concepts of calculus of variations. Functionals of a single and several independent functions, constrained optimization. Necessary conditions for optimal control. Linear regulatory problem. Pontryagin's minimum principle. Introduction to dynamic programming. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5790 Embedded Systems Laboratory
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3870 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Corequisites: ELEE 5770
Students will perform advanced interfacing and development in the lab. They are taught a system design methodology based on top-down principles. A semester design/construction project provides the students with an excellent opportunity to develop strengths in embedded system design, construction, testing, and development. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5800 Computer Organization & Architecture
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
The design of computational systems and circuits. Investigation of alternative structures for computers. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5840 Electromagnetic Compatibility
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3660 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
EMC requirements for electronic system. Signal spectra. Radiated emissions and susceptibility. Conducted emissions and susceptibility. Cross talk. Shielding. Electrostatic discharge. Noise in electronic devices. System design for EMC. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5860 Advanced Microprocessors
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3860 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Treatment of the architecture and organization of 16-bit and 32-bit microprocessors and microcomputers. Design of microcomputers which include dynamic memory, cache memories, interfacing, coprocessors, direct memory, access (DMA), serial and parallel processors. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5880 Digital Signal Processing I
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3880 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Introduction to discrete-time signals and systems. Sampling and reconstruction. Frequency domain analysis of signals and systems, Z-transforms. Digital filters. Implementation using digital signal processors. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5900 Digital Signal Processing II
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 5880 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Multidimensional signal processing. Signal estimation, noise reduction, image restoration and enhancement and pattern recognition. DSP chip architecture, algorithms and programming. IIR and FIR filter design. Deconvolution. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5920 Image Processing
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Prerequisites:
ELEE 3880 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
Basic concepts and techniques of digital image processing. Sampling and quantization. Image transforms; image enhancement, restoration and coding. Design, implementation and testing of algorithms and concepts through class projects. | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5940 Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
The special topics such as Parallel Processing, Distributed Processing, Neural Networks, etc. will be offered under this course number. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 5990 EE Master's Thesis
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Research, study and other activity appropriate to the Electrical Engineering masters thesis. Students should consult the Electrical Engineering Department for thesis format requirements. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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ELEE 7990 EE Doctoral Dissertation
| Credit Hours | Recitation/Lecture Hours | Studio Hours | Clinical Hours | Lab Hours |
Research, study and other activity appropriate to the doctoral dissertation. Students should consult the Electrical Engineering Department for format requirements. | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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