Topic outline

  • Here is the contact-session schedule of the course:
    All lecture/support/seminar sessions are on Mondays, starting at 12:15 p.m. Since restrictions on gatherings are lifted as of 1 October, most session will be held on-site in OIH A113 (Simulab), with a few sessions due to prior arrangments still fully online through this Zoom session. All Lab works are arranged on-site in ELE department, Maarintie 8 during the corresponding Monday lecture timeslot (see details below):

    13.09. Course kick-off session, introduction lecture and group activity, on-site (if needed hybrid)
    20.09. Radar project kick-off and support session (BYOD), on-site (if needed hybrid)
    27.09. Radar project CAD support session (BYOD), on-site (this is the place to ask questions!)
    04.10. Radar project CAD support session (BYOD), on-site. 1st milestone: Layout ready => Gerber/drill files ready by Wed. 6.10., noon (all designs are sent by teachers for PCB manufacturing)
    11.10. Lesson test #1 (BYOD), and lecture on vector network analysis, online
    18.10. Lesson test #4 (only individual part), and lecture, with demo on noise measurements in practice, online
    25.10. Radar project lab session, assisted PCB manufacturing/soldering and prototype measurements in ELE μwave lab in small groups (Maarintie 8, room 2161)
    01.11. Radar project lab session, assisted PCB manufacturing/soldering and prototype measurements in ELE μwave lab in small groups (Maarintie 8, room 2161); 2nd milestone: your prototype operates
    08.11. Lesson test #2a (BYOD), and lecture on microwave frequency synthesis, as well as student presentations on Coupler assignments (6 minutes each), on-site
    15.11. Radar project, intermediate seminar, on-site. Individual 6-min. presentations, status report and summary, plus discussion for exchanging lessons learnt from project work so far
    22.11. Lesson test #2b (BYOD), and lecture on spectrum analysis, on-site
    29.11. Lesson test #3 (BYOD), and lecture on microwave power measurements, on-site
     6.12. no session (Independence day, i.e. public holiday)
    13.12. Radar-system demo, hybrid session, i.e. both in Zoom and on-site in "OIH" (Maarintie 6) lecture hall A113 "Simulab" (i.e. the usual time and place)
    20.12. Final lesson test (only online in MyCourses, individually, i.e. no contact session)

    Feel free to enjoy two supplementary, voluntary 9-minute online lectures: one on time-domain measurements:
    and one on EMC measurements: