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Electrical and Computer Engineering Concentrations

Presenters: Adam Funkenbusch aefunken@mtu.edu Andy Deckert ajdecker@mtu.edu Andy Hoekstra ajhoekst@mtu.edu. Electrical and Computer Engineering Concentrations. Eta Kappa Nu. Electrical and Computer Engineering Honors Society Join Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Concentrations

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  1. Presenters: Adam Funkenbusch aefunken@mtu.edu Andy Deckert ajdecker@mtu.edu Andy Hoekstra ajhoekst@mtu.edu Electrical and Computer Engineering Concentrations

  2. Eta Kappa Nu • Electrical and Computer Engineering Honors Society • Join Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year • Official Honor Society of IEEE—Professional Society for Electrical and Computer Engineers

  3. Overview • Today we will be outlining the different concentrations available in the ECE Department.

  4. Certificate, Concentration, FocusOh My! • Control • DSP • Communication • Electronics • Computer Systems • Computer Engineering—Major • Power & Energy—Certificate • Electromagnetics • Photonics—Concentration

  5. Controls Focus

  6. What is Controls? • Real-world systems are yours to command! • Understand it, model it, control it • Multidisciplinary – mechanical, chemical • Pervasive – body temperature, home heating, industrial, automotive, power distribution

  7. What’s in it for me? • Automotive • Electric vehicles • Steering (Nexteer) • Power systems* • Manufacturing • Robotics • Biomechanical* • Aircraft autopilot* • Satellite pointing* • Consumer electronics • Grad school

  8. Controls Courses: • Introduction to Electric Machinery & Drives • Communication Theory • Introduction to Control Theory • Digital & Non-Linear Control • Distributed Embedded Control Systems

  9. What’s in it for me? AWESOME PROJECTS

  10. Digital Signal Processing Focus

  11. What is DSP? A field of engineering that deals with the manipulation of time-varying signals. Examples: • Video/Audio/Image Processing • RADAR • Dr. Ambardar Magic!

  12. DSP Courses: • Digital Signal Processing and Its Applications • Real-Time Signal Processing • Digital Image Processing

  13. Communication Focus

  14. What is Communication? A field of engineering that deals with reliable transmission and receiving of data over different media Examples: • Encoding/Decoding Data • Transmission/Receiver Hardware Design • Bluetooth, 4G, Phone • Computer Networks • IEEE 802.11g standards (WiFi)

  15. Communication Courses: • Communication Theory • Wireless Communications • Computer Networks • Computer and Network Security

  16. Electronics Focus

  17. What is the study of Electronics? A field of engineering that deals with implementation of new and innovative circuit techniques, analysis of complex electronic systems, and integrated circuit design.

  18. Electronics Courses: • Physical Electronics • Electronic Applications • VLSI Design • Introduction to MEMS

  19. Computer Systems Focus

  20. What is Computer Systems A field of engineering that deals with the conception, analysis, design, integration, and evaluation of embedded systems, computing networking, and high-assurance systems employing modern microprocessor and microcontroller devices. Examples: • GPU & Multicore Programming • Logic Design (Verilog/VHDL) • Embedded Systems

  21. Computer Systems Courses: • VLSI Design • Computer Networks • Computer and Network Security • S/H Design of Multimedia Systems • GPU and Multicore Programming • Embedded System Programming using Sensor Networks & Mobile Robots

  22. Computer Engineering

  23. What is Computer Engineering? • Computer engineers bridge the gap between electrical engineering and computer science by working with both computer hardware and software • Students take classes from both the Electrical Engineering department, and the Computer Science department • Computer engineering is a major, not a concentration

  24. Computer Engineering Courses: • Introduction to Programming • C Programming • Data Structures • Computer Organization • Hardware/Software Integration • Systems Programming • Computer System Architecture • Introduction to Algorithms • Computer Networks

  25. Electric Power Engineering Certificate

  26. What is Electric Power Engineering? A field of engineering that deals with the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power. In addition, electrical devices connected to such systems including generators, motors and transformers. Generation: Converting energy from various forms into electrical energy Transmission: Transporting electricity from power plant through transmission system Distribution: Transfer power from transmission to customer

  27. Electric Power Engineering At • Electric Power Engineering Certificate • Take set of focused classes specific to power engineering • Michigan Tech IEEE PES Student Chapter • Plant Tours • Wind Farm • MTU Steam Plant • Etc. • Lectures from business professionals • Meet people in your concentration

  28. Electric Power Engineering Courses: • Required: • Power System Analysis I / II • Power Engineering Lab • Electives: • Circuits and Instrumentation • Electric Energy Systems • Introduction to Motor Drives • Power System Protection • Power System Protection Lab • Distribution Engineering

  29. Electric Power Engineering Courses (Continued): • (Optional) • Power Electronics • Power Electronics Lab • Special Topics in Electrical Engineering • Advanced Methods in Power Systems • Transient Analysis Methods • Computer Modeling of Power Systems

  30. Electromagnetics Focus

  31. What is Electromagnetics? A field of engineering that deals the generation and manipulation of electromagnetic waves. Examples: • Wireless Communication • Power Generation (Motors) Career Areas: • RF Design • Electromagnetic System Interference • Antenna Designer • Metamaterials

  32. Electromagnetics Courses: • Engineering Electromagnetics • Laser Types, Laser Design, Modeling Techniques and Nonlinear Optics

  33. Photonics Concentration

  34. What is Photonics? Career Areas: • Laser Design • Remote sensing • Optical information processing • Optical communications Professional Organizations: • SPIE • Optical Society of America

  35. Photonics Courses: • Required • Introduction to Photonics • Optical Sensing and Imaging • Photonic Material and Devices • Photonics Laboratory • Laser Types, Laser Design, Modeling Techniques, and Nonlinear Optics • Optional • Digital Signal Processing and its Applications

  36. Photonics Courses (Continued): • (Optional) • Real Time Signal Processing • Fourier Optics • Optical Communications • Light and Photonic Materials • Optics • Introduction to Solid State Physics • Biomedical Optics

  37. Questions? Presenters: Adam Funkenbuschaefunken@mtu.edu Andy Deckert ajdecker@mtu.edu Andy Hoekstra ajhoekst@mtu.edu Electrical and Computer Engineering Concentrations

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