Home Page for ECE 6390

Lecture 01: Introduction, Circular Orbits

video: Introduction, Circular Orbits
readings: Pratt pp 1-22
notes: ASD1

Lecture 02: Elliptical Orbits, Numerical Tools

video: Elliptical Orbits, Numerical Tools
readings: Pratt pp 22-30
links: NASA orbit tracker, Satellite Database
notes: ASD2, ASD3

Lecture 03: Orbital Perturbations, Look Angles

video: Orbital Perturbations, Look Angles
readings: Pratt pp 30-54
notes: ASD4, ASD5

Lecture 04: Spacecraft Subsystems

video: Spacecraft Subsystems
readings: Pratt pp 57-79
notes: ASD6

Lecture 05: Maxwell's Equations

video: Maxwell's Equations
notes: WAV1, WAV2

Lecture 06: Electromagnetic Waves

video: Electromagnetic Waves
links: 3D Plane Waves
notes: WAV3

Lecture 07: RF Link Budgets

video: RF Link Budgets
readings: Pratt pp 96-105

Lecture 08: Basic Antenna Theory

video: Basic Antenna Theory
notes: ANT1

Lecture 09: Antennas

video: Antennas
readings: Pratt pp 80-92
notes: ANT2, Geometrical Optics

Lecture 10: Dish Antennas and Noise

video: Dish Antennas and Noise
links: NRAO Greenbank, Lunar Radio Astronomy
readings: Pratt pp 366-367, 105-106

Lecture 11: Noise Figure, Doppler Shifts

video: Noise Figure, Doppler Shifts
readings: Pratt pp 107-112

Lecture 12: SARSAT, Rain Attenuation

video: SARSAT, Rain Attenuation
links: SARSAT homepage, Case Study
readings: Pratt pp 461-463, 317-342

Lecture 13: Analog Video

video: Analog Video, FM Transmitter Tour
notes: VID1, VID2, modulation test
readings: Pratt pp 156-171
links: Electromagnetics of TV

Lecture 14: Sampling and Quantization

video: Sampling and Quantization
notes: VID3, Sampling Theorem
links: audio samples, context
readings: Pratt pp 201-209

Lecture 15: Baseband Video Encoding

video: Baseband Video Encoding
notes: VID4
readings: Pratt pp 172-179

Lecture 16: RF Digital Video

video: RF Digital Video
notes: VID5, modulation
readings: Pratt pp 179-186

Lecture 17: Digital Modulation Schemes

video: Digital Modulation Schemes
notes: VID6
readings: Pratt pp 187-191

Lecture 18: Digital Detection Theory

video: Digital Detection Theory
notes: Q-Functions
readings: Pratt pp 191-201

Lecture 19: Error Correction Coding

video: Error Correction Coding
readings: Pratt pp 273-291

Lecture 20: Multiple Access/Spread Spectrum

video: Multiple Access and Spread Spectrum
notes: SPS1
readings: Pratt pp 221-246, 257-266

Lecture 21: Introduction to GPS

video: Introduction to GPS
readings: Pratt pp 458-470

Lecture 22: Errors and Precision in GPS

video: Errors and Precision in GPS
links: RLSH2
readings: Pratt pp 471-481

Lecture 23: Augmented GPS Systems

video: Augmented GPS Systems
links: RLSH3
readings: Pratt pp 482-485

Lecture 24: Charged Media Propagation

video: Charged Media Propagation

Special Topic: Backscatter Link Budgets

video: Backscatter Link Budgets
links: Lunar Bread Crumbs, Link Budgets

Special Topic: RSS Location Systems

video: RSS Location Systems
notes: E911 Location Trials
links: GT Location Demo

Special Topic: RF Energy Harvesting

video: RF Energy Harvesting

Special Topic: Space Power Grid / Solar Power

video: The Space Power Grid Approach to Space Solar Power (Prof. Narayanan Komerath)
notes: eBook with Slides and Q&A

Special Topic: Sustainable Energy

video: Sustainable Energy for Many Tomorrows
notes: handouts
link: construction in space

Special Topic: How Digital Satellite Works

video: How Digital Satellite Video Works
notes: slides

Special Topic: Radio Astronomy at ALMA, Chile

video: Radio Astronomy at ALMA, Chile
notes: slides

Special Topic: Quasistatic Location and Power

video: Quasistatics in EM: Sports Visualization, Wireless Power, and Nano-robots
notes:

Special Topic: Timekeeping and Navigation

video: Timekeeping and Navigation
notes: