Electrical Engineering Prepared by: Dr. Ivica Kostanic Florida Tech October, 2014

Florida Institute of technologies Page 2  Engineering  Electrical and computer engineering  ECE at Florida Tech  Some research areas at ECE WiCE Outline

Florida Institute of technologies Page 3 Engineering Creative application of scientific principles to develop solutions to problems of technical nature In modern world engineering is closely tied to business – driving forces of the overall progress

Florida Institute of technologies Page 4 What is an Electrical Engineer (EE)?  An EE - application and control of electric and magnetic fields to produce and improve current technology*  Someone trained in the practical application of electricity*  Types of electrical engineering oPower oControl oElectronics oMicroelectronics oSignal processing oTelecommunications oComputer engineering oBio-electrical engineering Solar panels for power generation All electric Tesla roadster iPhone

Florida Institute of technologies Page 5 What does an EE/CE do?  They design, develop, analyze, and test oComputers and systems with computers embedded in them oTwo-way communications systems (telephones and fiber-optic systems) oOne-way communications systems (radio, television, satellite) oControl systems (aircraft collision-avoidance systems, medical electronic devices) oSystems used for the generation, control, and delivery of electric power (homes, offices, and industry) oSystems that educate and entertain (computers and computer networks, compact-disk players, cell phones, and multimedia systems)  Analyze computer-aided tomography data (CAT scans), seismic data from earthquakes and well drilling, and data from space probes, voice synthesizers, and handwriting recognition

Florida Institute of technologies Page 6 20 th Century - Electrical Engineering  Power distribution, generation, and delivery  Radio (early 1900s)  RADAR  Television  Computers and microprocessors  Transistor (1940s)  First handheld calculator (1967, Texas Instruments)  First Intel microprocessor (1968)  First personal computer, Altair 8800 (1970s, used Intel 8080 – an 8-bit processor)  Home video game, Odyssey 100 by Magnavox (1972)  Atari by Al Alcorn, following the arcade game Pong (1973)  Internet  Cellphone (1980s) and Wireless internet (1990)  EKG, MRI, EEGs Initial experiments with electricity Modern supercomputing farm

Florida Institute of technologies Page 7 21 st century – Electrical Engineering  New energy sources and power delivery  Clean technologies  Supercomputers in a palm of your hand  Seamless wireless connectivity  Nano-technologies  Smart environment Scientists study the world as it is; engineers create the world that has never been - Theodore von Kármán

Florida Institute of technologies Page 8 EE/CE degree at FIT  Two programs: EE and CE  Significant overlap between programs  Large number of research faculty  General research areas (EE) oElectromagnetics (Lail, Mushid) oElectronics and optics (Grossman, Murshid, Earles) oSystems and information processing (Kozaitis, Anangnostopolous, Kepuska) oWireless communications (Mu, Kostanic, Otero)  General research areas (CE) oWireless communications (Otero) oBid data and parallel processing (Otero, Smith) oComputer design and reliability (Saquib) oLeering systems (Anagnostopolous)  ECE Department offers advanced degrees (MSEE and PhD)  ECE Department has a very strong connection with local industry (Harris, NASA, Analex, QualiTest, Intersil, Boeing, and many more)

Florida Institute of technologies Electrical Engineering Flowchart

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Florida Institute of technologies ProTrack Co-op Erin Minta (321) http:// Information sessions held in Fall

Florida Institute of technologies Page 12 Design and optimization of cellular networks  Cellular technology – fastest growing technology ever  FIT WiCE – performance optimization of cellular networks  Software package – Gladiator Screen shot of Gladiator SW package

Florida Institute of technologies Page 13 Characterization of hurricane winds  Goal (s) oCharacterize impact of hurricane winds on man made structures oSuggest improvements in building codes  Project funded by NSF  Details oSecond generation system oCollaboration EE, ME, CE Outline of the network installation Typical sensor deployment on the rooftop

Florida Institute of technologies Page 14 Broadband Internet in flight  2008 – Internet on the plane  Commercial network – AirCell  Design software developed by a company from Melbourne Wireless network for internet in the sky Network planning software WIZARD

Florida Institute of technologies Page 15 Lightning research  Sponsored by NASA  Evaluation of impact of lightning on space vehicle electronics

SCAN Testbed Location on ISS

Florida Institute of technologies Payload Ka-Band HGA JPL SDR Antenna Pointing System Integrated Gimbal Assembly (APS IGA) Gimbal Control Electronics (GCE) L-Band LGA (GPS) S-Band MGA GD SDR S-Band LGA Thermostat Control Assembly Harris SDR Harris Up/Dn Converter ExPA (AFRAM) Avionics S-Band LGA TWTA Power Supply Unit RF Subsystem Plate Assembly

Florida Institute of technologies Page 18 Conclusions  ECE is: oCreative profession oDynamic profession oExciting profession oDemanding profession oProfession with a great future Thanks!