Electronic Systems Engineering Technology (ESET)

Experiments on DC and AC circuits with precision electronic instruments to support the learning in ENTC 2301. Will include network analysis, and steady state analysis of AC circuits.

Experiments on analog circuits with precision electronic instruments to support the learning in ENTC 2103. Will include experiments on Op-Amp circuits, biasing and active loads, and non-ideal effects in Op-Amp circuits.

Voltage, current, and resistance in DC circuits. The circuit abstraction, resistive networks, network theorems, analysis of nonlinear circuits. Study of AC circuits in the sinusoidal steady state.

Ideal Operational Amplifiers and Op-Amp circuits, Integrated circuit biasing and active loads. Differential and multistage amplifiers. Feedback and stability. Op-Amp circuits. Non-ideal effects in Op-Amp circuits.

Experiments on digital electronics with precision electronic instruments to support the learning in ESET 3301. Will include experiments on MOSFET and bipolar circuits.

Experiments on wireless communication from a digital signal processing perspective to support the learning in ESET 3302. Will include experiments on wave generation, propagation, interference, and wireless channels.

Experiments on linear modulation, demodulation, and orthogonal frequency division, multiplexing, synchronization, channel estimation, and equalization. Communication in fading channels and wireless standards.

Experiments on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) to support the learning in ENTC 3304. Introduction to Ladder Logic Diagrams and PLCs, Latches, Logic Gates, Timers, Drum Sequencers, Counters, Motor Control, and PLCs with ADCs and DACs.

Experiments on electromagnetic wave characteristics in the near and far field regions to support the learning in ESET 3205. Measurement of wave characteristics, and the impact of antenna design on waves, in the near and far regions.

The nature and characteristics of the electromagnetic field radiated from an antenna in near and far field regimes. Transition from near to far field. Relation between transmitting antenna and receiving antenna in the near field region. Antenna design for near and far field communication. Data encryption in wireless communication.

The digital abstraction, The MOSFET switch, The MOSFET amplifier, MOSFET digital circuits, Bipolar digital circuits. The small signal model. Energy storage elements. First-order transients. Energy and power in digital circuits. Transients in second order circuits.

Applications and requirements of wireless services. Technical challenges of wireless communications. Noise and interference limited systems. Propagation mechanisms. Statistical description of the wireless channel. Wideband and directional channel characterization, channel models, channel sounding. Antennas.

Structure of a wireless communication link. Modulation formats, Demodulation, Diversity, Channel coding and information theory. Speech coding. Equalizers. Multiple access and the cellular principle. Spread spectrum systems. Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing. Multiantenna systems.

Logic basics, Boolean algebra. Simplifying logic circuits. State combination circuits design. PLC memory and file structure. Analog and discrete input output modules. Instructions for relays, timers, and counters, and proportional integral-derivative controller.

Practical aspects of control systems. Companion course to ENTC 4301. Exercises on frequency response system identification, PID control design, Stability simulation, Root locus analysis and informal design, and Feedback linearization.

Practical aspects of electronic testing. Companion course to ENTC 4302. Exercise on defects, failures, and faults, current testing, application of the various test techniques for reliability assurance.

Practical aspects of advanced robotics and automation systems design. Companion course to ESET 4203. Exercises ‎on embedded systems for real-time applications. design, construction, and analysis of intelligent systems, ‎contributing to fields such as robotics, automotive technology, and household appliances.‎

Design of tools for making physical measurements and conducting experiments. Exercises on data collection, analysis, and design of experimental systems. Building the electronics for computer-based data acquisition systems for mechanical, electrical, and environmental systems. Will include team project on design and execution of an experiment that involves measurement, data acquisition, and data analysis.

Companion course to ENTC 4306. Exercises on communication with sensors and actuators through serial protocols and buses. Creating wired and wireless networks. Programming on embedded and mobile platforms. Visualization and analytics on sensor data. Project on creating end-to-end one IoT application.

Companion course to ESET 4307. Exercises on smart card design for applications in banking, medical and health care sectors, card security, games on attacking card security and designing defenses.

Companion course to ESET 4208. Exercises on disassembling a toy motorized boat and an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), studying and testing their subsystems. Defining mission requirements, designing, architecting, and building an Unmanned Mobile System as a group project.

This course covers interdisciplinary fields combining the principles of electronics with the needs of medical and biological ‎sciences to develop and maintain advanced medical devices and equipment. This field focuses on ‎designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting electronic circuits used in healthcare settings, including ‎diagnostic and therapeutic devices such as MRI scanners, pacemakers, wearable health devices, and patient ‎monitors. Biomedical electronics technologists work in hospitals, laboratories, and ‎manufacturing settings, ensuring the functionality and safety of clinical equipment.‎

This course studies the security issue related to hardware, especially ‎embedded systems. It covers the basics of microcontrollers, including its architecture, peripherals, ‎and commands. Different security related schemes will be introduced, such as encryption (MD5), side ‎channel analysis, hardware trojans, and physical layer identifications. This course will also focus on ‎hardware/software project implementations on a simple ARM development kit. Introduction to several security topics with a focus on threats that are especially concerning for embedded ‎systems such as embedded software security, cryptographic protocol attacks, JTAG and ‎UART probing, side-channel analysis and fault-injection, and hardware Trojans. Performing security ‎assessments of multiple implementations of embedded systems.‎

Introduction to the integration of artificial intelligence capabilities into small-scale devices ‎to enhance their functionality and efficiency. Topics cover techniques and strategies for leveraging machine learning (ML) and deep ‎learning (DL) algorithms to enable devices that utilize AI, with high performance microcontrollers ‎and processors, such as smart appliances, wearables, and network devices to ‎perform intelligent tasks autonomously.

Advanced Power Electronics Lab to provide hands on experience with the concepts and techniques introduced in ESET 4213: Advanced Power Electronics, the companion course.

Interactions between engineered systems and signals, Mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical system modeling, Laplace Transform techniques, Role of transfer functions, Stability, Systems and control design. Control theory, Open loop and closed loop control, Design Proportional (P), Proportional Integral (PI), Proportional Derivative (PD), Proportional Derivative Feedback (PDFB) and Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controllers. Empirical Ziegler Nichols Method to design effective P, PI and PID controllers.

Overview of Testing - Defects, Failures, and Faults. Design Representation, VLSI Design Flow. Role of Simulation in Testing. Automatic Test Pattern Generation. Current Testing, Ad Hoc Test Techniques, Scan-Path Design, Boundary-Scan Testing, Built-in Self-Test, Memory Testing, Testing FPGAs and Microprocessors. Synthesis for Testability.

Combinational logic design, Sequential logic design, Hardware description language, Digital building blocks, Digital architecture, Microarchitecture, Memory and I/O systems, Digital system implementation.

Fundamental technology and practical applications of sensors. Capacitive, inductive, optical, electromagnetic, and other sensing methods are examined. Instrumentation techniques incorporating computer control, sampling, and data collection and analysis are reviewed in the context of real-world scenarios.

Introduction to embedded and smart devices. Components of embedded systems. Interfacing with sensors and actuators, amplification, filtering, signal processing, ADC, DAC, Classic networking. Architecture of Internet of Things (IOT), IOT networking, Cloud Computing, Smartphones, Data visualization and analytics. Applications in health, fitness, smart cities, wearables, security, smart home, and various other environments.

Introduction to electronic design for smart card applications. Components of smart card – secure microprocessors, communication ports, and peripheral components. Communication between the microprocessor and secure chip. Card security, recognizing potential attacks on security and improving system integrity. Avoiding and overcoming design errors.

Architecture of an unmanned mobile system (UMS). Subsystems. Defining critical mission requirements and objectives of, and designing and architecting, a UMS to meet them. Integrating the various components and subsystems of a UMS. Analyzing various sensors/payloads to meet the mission requirements and objectives. Incorporating human aspects into the UMS design.

This is an interdisciplinary course that combines the principles of electronics ‎with the needs of medical and biological sciences to develop and maintain advanced medical devices and equipment. The focus is on designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting electronic circuits used in healthcare ‎settings, including diagnostic and therapeutic devices such as MRI scanners, pacemakers, wearable health ‎devices, and patient monitors. Biomedical electronics technologists work in hospitals, ‎laboratories, and manufacturing settings, ensuring the functionality and safety of clinical equipment.‎

Security issue related to hardware, especially ‎embedded systems. It covers basics of microcontrollers, including its architecture, peripherals, ‎and commands. Different security related schemes will be introduced, such as encryption (MD5), side ‎channel analysis, hardware trojans, and physical layer identifications. This course will also focus on ‎hardware/software project implementations on a simple ARM development kit. Introduction to several security topics with a focus on threats that are especially concerning for embedded ‎systems such as embedded software security, cryptographic protocol attacks, JTAG and ‎UART probing, side-channel analysis and fault-injection, and hardware Trojans. Security ‎assessments of multiple implementations of embedded systems.‎

Introduction to the integration of artificial intelligence capabilities into small-scale devices ‎to enhance their functionality and efficiency, leveraging machine learning (ML) and deep ‎learning (DL) algorithms to enable embedded AI devices that require high performance microcontrollers ‎and processors, such as smart appliances, wearables, and network devices to ‎perform intelligent tasks autonomously.

Advanced topics in power electronics for embedded ‎systems and industrial applications. Introduction to the analysis and design of power converters, inverters, and ‎motor drives. Special focus will be on renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, and energy storage ‎technologies. Real-world applications of power electronics in efficient energy ‎management.‎

Upper division ESET majors solve open-ended ESET problems identified in consultation with industrial collaborators. Students work in small groups to identify an opportunity, define the problem, analyze competing needs and requirements, perform prior art and patent searches, develop alternative designs, carry out cost analyses, and select and implement a design solution.

Project management tools for a formal technical proposal; addresses scope, schedule, risk, cost, milestones ‎and deliverables; planning and initial design of prototype implemented in ESET 4304. Teams must have a ‎sponsor and a technical advisor.‎ TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Math, and Writing