ECE 3300: Introduction to Electromagnetics - Labs
Project: Cardiac Pacemaker Communication System
ECE 3300 Course Website
Microwave Lab Equipment Documentation and Tutorials
Students will build and test a wireless communication system that includes design considerations for a cardiac pacemaker. The dielectric properties of the human body will be explored. Transmission line theory will be used to develope the ideas of reflection and transmission in mediums. A matching network for a monopole antenna will be built. The received power from a transmitting antenna embedded in muscle simulant will be measured. The receiving antenna is attached to an amplifier and splitter that detects if 420 or 460 MHz signals are received.
Lab 0 - Writing Lab
Please complete this online survey about this lab.
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- Lab 0 grading rubric
- Weekly Report Checklist (PDF) (DOC) (NOTE: some weeks only a portion (such as introduction or conclusion) will be emphasized. See individual labs for details)
- Final Report Checklist (PDF) (DOC)
- Final Report Grading Sheet
- Final Report Template (PDF) (DOC)
- Sample Final Report Introduction (PDF) (DOC) (based on Overview of Labs below)
- Equation Editor Tutorial (PDF) (DOC)
- TA Assistance with Writing: Alyssa Magleby
Overview of Labs – READ BEFORE COMING TO LAB
Reference Materials:
- L.Finkelstein, Pocketbook of Technical Writing
- Important considerations with Technical Writing pp. 7-8
- Example of a nice report pp. 153-160. This report is too long for the weekly report and probably a little too short for the final report. The voice is good (no use of I, we, etc. The data speaks for itself.)
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Lab 1 - Dielectric Materials
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- Information about the Labs What is Due and When (PDF)
- Prelab and Lab1a (week 1)
- Prelab and Lab1b (week 2) and Discussion Questions
Required Reading:
- [1] Chapter 7.4, F.T. Ulaby, Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, Prentice Hall.
- [2] HP APN1217-1, Basics of measuring the dielectric properties of materials.
- [3] Chapter 7.6.3 F.T. Ulaby, Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, Prentice Hall.
Reference Materials:
- [4] C. Gabriel, “Compilation of the dielectric properties of body tissues at RF and microwave frequencies,” Final Technical Report, Occupational and Environmental Health Directorate Radiofrequency Radiation Division, Brooks Air force Base, TX, 1996
- [5] Simulated Biological Materials.pdf
- [6] Dielectric Probe description
- [7] Calibration of the Dielectric Probe (PDF)
- [8] Dielectric Database Online
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Grading Sheet (includes grading for formal report)
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Lab 2 - Transmission Lines and TDR
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Excel template: TDRConverterDtoT.xls
Required Reading:
Reference Materials:
- [2] Bounce Diagrams including L,C, tandem
- [3] Capacitance and Inductance Sensing for Wire Fault Location
- [4] AEA 20/20 Time Domain Reflectometer: DOC | PDF
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Lab 3 - Matching Antenna Networks
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- Prelab (PDF)
- Bring you lab report from Lab 2 to lab with you. We will be doing a peer review of these reports.
- Lab Procedure (PDF)
- Software TXline.zip
Required Reading (also included in your Lab Procedure)
Reference Materials
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Lab 4 - The Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Algorithm
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Reference Materials:
Grading (No formal report required)
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Lab 5 - Computing Magnetic Field with Biot-Savart
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Reference Materials:
Grading (No formal report required)
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Lab 6 - Communication System
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Required Reading
Bring these to lab with you:
- Calibrating the 8720 Network Analyzer (PDF)
- Spectrum Analyzer Instructions (PDF)
- Vector Signal Generator Instructions (PDF)
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