WMU Fall 2009 Courses: Bradley J. Bazuin, Ph.D.

Fall 2009:ECE4600/5950 , ECE 6950

ECE 4600
& ECE 5950

Communication Systems, 3 Credits

Introduction to analog (AM, FM, PM) and digital communication systems (ASK, PSK, FSK). Design constraints of noise and bandwidth and signal path loss, comparison of various modulation and demodulation techniques, and statistical methods for detetermining signal-to-noise ratios and bit-error-rates. General rules-of-thumb for the design of communications systems will be provided, including receiver/transmitter architecture and filter design.

MWF, 10:30-11:20 AM

Required Textbook:
A. Bruce Carlson, P.B. Crilly, J.C. Rutledge, Communication Systems, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2010.
ISBN: 0-07-338040-7.

Required Computer Software:
MATLAB, Student Edition, MATLAB Signal Processing Toolbox - The MathWorks
LTSpice IV - Linear Technology

Prerequisites: ECE 3800 and MATLAB

ECE 4600/5950 Web Site


ECE 6950

 

Adaptive Filters and Signal Processing, 3 Credits

Signal processing requires the isolation and extraction of desired signals and information in the presence of noise and interference. When stationary stochastic noise and/or interference processes exist, "optimal" fixed coefficient filters can be defined. When the noise or interference is time varying, an adaptive filter based on the proprties of the noise, interference, and signal can be employed to improve system performance.

This course will discuss stochastic processes and models, linear estimation (including Wiener Filter Theory), and a range of adaptive filter algorithms and approaches. Multiple MATLAB design problems will be used to demonstrate the concepts and the performance of various algorithms.

Wednesday, 6:30-9:20 PM

Required Textbook: A.H. Sayed, Fundamentals of Adaptive Filtering, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
ISBN 0-471-46126-1.

Supplemental Text (not required): S. Haykin, Adaptive Filter Theory, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall, 2002.
ISBN: 0-13-090126-1.

Recommended Prerequisites:

  • ECE 5710 State Space Control Systems
  • ECE 5550 Digital Signal Processing
  • MATLAB

ECE 6950 Web Site

 
10-Sep-2009

Mail comments to: brad.bazuin@wmich.edu