Topics in Antennas - Antenna Synthesis
| Title | ΕΙΔΙΚΕΣ ΚΕΡΑΙΕΣ. ΣΥΝΘΕΣΗ ΚΕΡΑΙΩΝ / Topics in Antennas - Antenna Synthesis |
| Code | ΤΗ0801 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Traianos Gioultsis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20000664 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Class ID | 600294018
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600294018
- At the Website of the School: http://alexander.ee.auth.gr:8083/eTHMMY/
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
1. Electromagnetic field theory
2. Wave propagation
3. Antennas
4. Microwaves
Learning Outcomes
1. Experience in the analysis and design of antennas, especially planar ones, using available antenna analysis software and by applying design principles.
2. Understanding the operation principles of planar and microstrip antennas, adaptive and smart arrays and MIMO antennas.
3. Ability to perform fabrication of planar antennas and their experimental characterization, including reflection coefficient, gain, directivity and efficiency.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Nonuniform antenna arrays (binomial, Dolph-Chebyshev). Antenna array synthesis. Smart antennas. Computational analysis of antennas (Integral equation methods, method of moments). Broadband antennas (dipoles, helical antenna, biconical and discone antennas). Frequency independent antennas (spiral, log-periodic). Microstrip antennas. Small antennas. MIMO antennas. Antenna measurements (gain, directivity, SWR, efficiency).
Keywords
Integral equation methods, nonuniform arrays, broadband antennas, MIMO antennas, microstrip antennas
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 36 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 6 | ✓ | |||
| Tutorial | 12 | ✓ | |||
| Project | ✓ | ||||
| Written assigments | ✓ | ||||
| Total | 54 |
Student Assessment
Description
Three (3) projects on:
1. Analysis and design of linear antennas using NEC.
2. Analysis and design of planar antennas using integral equation based software.
3. Laboratory exercises on antenna measurements, including fabrication and experimental characterization of antennas designed in project 2.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Report (Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. J. Kraus, Antennas, 1988.
2. C. A. Balanis, Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, John Wiley, 2005.
Last Update
19-07-2013
