- Docente: Gaetano Bellanca
- Credits: 9
- SSD: ING-INF/02
- Language: English
- Moduli: Gaetano Bellanca (Modulo 1) Lorenzo Rosa (Modulo 2) Gaetano Bellanca (Modulo 3)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 3)
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Advanced Automotive Electronic Engineering (cod. 9238)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Electric Vehicle Engineering (cod. 5699)
Learning outcomes
Students obtain the fundamental knowledge of Electromagnetics for automotive applications and the basic knowledge to understand operating principles, design skills-set and installation constraints of antennae and radar systems for automotive applications, such as broadcast, inter and intra vehicle communications, and anti-collision systems for safety and autonomous driving. They will moreover recognize and understand problems related to the distribution of signals in complex environments, where other sources can influence and disturb its reliable transmission.
Course contents
Module 1
- Transmission Lines and cables: lumped element model and transmission line concepts of propagation. Reflection and Matching. The Smith Chart.
- Plane waves. Transmission and reflection for planar interfaces.
- Fundamental of Antennas. Near field and far field regions. The Friis formula.
- Main antenna parameters: radiation pattern, directivity, gain, loss, equivalent circuit, effective area.
Module 2
- Antennas for automotive: AM/FM, DAB, DVB, GPS, SDARS, mobile cellular, microstrip, short-range communications, numerical modeling.
- Antenna arrays: dipole, slotted waveguide, satellite, diversity systems, numerical modeling.
- Radar: unambiguous range, resolution, maximum detectable range, radar cross-section, radar equation, Doppler radar, monopulse radar.
- Atmospheric propagation: scattering particles, Rayleigh and Mie scattering, scattering cross-section, atmospheric attenuation, rain and fog attenuation, reflectivity of uniform rain.
- Lidar: lasers, time-of-flight, range, receivers, accuracy.
Module 3
- EMC Directives: directives for automotive. Test sites for measurements and conformity assessment procedures.
- Disturbance and Shielding: Conducted and radiated emissions. Conducted and radiated immunity. Crosstalk.
- Automotive Data Communication Buses: CAN, Flex Ray, Ethernet and MOST.
Readings/Bibliography
F.T. Ulaby, U. Ravaioli, Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics, 7th Ed., Pearson, 2015
Clayton R. Paul, Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2nd Ed., Wiley-Interscience, 2006
Victor Rabinovich, Nikolai Alexandrov, Basim Alkhateeb, Automotive Antenna Design and Applications, CRC Press, 2010
Teaching methods
Presential lectures covering theory and exercises.
Assessment methods
The exam aims at assessing the student's knowledge and skills in the course topics and it consists of two independent oral parts (Part 1: Module 1 + Module 3; Part 2: Module 2).
NOTE: For all matters regarding exam regulations one should refer to Regolamento Didattico di Ateneo. Especially relevant is Art. 16 (5: positive grades are written on the official record; 7: negative grades are also written on the official record, and they do not have an impact on the student's GPA; 8: one cannot retake a passed exam once its grade has been written on the official record).
Teaching tools
Lecture slides will be made available before class.
A limited number of copies of the adopted textbooks and other relevant textbooks are available at the library.
Office hours
See the website of Gaetano Bellanca
See the website of Lorenzo Rosa