GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PHASED ARRAY DESIGN/5091351
Course Title: PHASED ARRAY DESIGN
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Will be able to calculate array factor for different types of arrays
Will be able to synthesize far field radiation pattern.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  An introduction to phased arrays in radar and communication systems.
2. Week  Antenna parameters
3. Week  Characteristics of linear and planar arrays and the definition of array factor
4. Week  Synthesis of Linear arrays and planar arrays with separable distributions
5. Week  Circular Planar Arrays, Taylor circular array synthesis, Bayliss difference patterns for circular arrays and patterns of nonplanar arrays
6. Week  Methods of pattern optimization and adaptive arrays
7. Week  Methods of pattern optimization and adaptive arrays
8. Week  Methods of pattern optimization and adaptive arrays
9. Week  Electric current (wire) antenna elements
10. Week  Aperture antenna elements
11. Week  Microstrip patch elements
12. Week  Multiple-beam systems
13. Week  Wideband scanning systems
14. Week  Array error effects
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
50
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
1
16
16
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
16
16
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
16
16
 Other (should be emphasized)
14
3
42
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul Aksoy)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ()
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ertugrulaksoy@gazi.edu.tr)