Univ. Bremen Dr.-Ing. Carsten Bockelmann | Communication Technologies for Space (S3, elective, 6 ECTS) | |
Learning Outcomes: | As outcome, the students should be able to: – explain basic communications concepts and theoretical foundations; – apply mathematical tools and concepts relevant in communications; – explain and apply analog and digital modulation. | |
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Prerequisites | Electrical Engineering | |
Program | – Introduction to communications: history of wireless communication and space communication – Basic concepts and terminology in communications – Recap of Fourier transformation – Introduction to system theory (signals, linear time invariant systems, convolution, statistic process, etc.) – Passband-Baseband transformation and receiver concepts – Wireless channel basics (linear and non-linear distortions, noise, Nyquist, etc.) – Analog modulation – Basics in sampling theory and discrete systems and signals – Digital modulation | |
Description of how the course is conducted | – Contact hours (lecture + exercise): 56 h (4 h x 14 weeks) – Preparation, learning, exercises: 56 h (4 h x 14 weeks) – Preparation for exam: 68 h Total working hours: 180 h | |
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Description of the evaluation methods | Oral exam | |
Adopted Textbooks | Will be announced in the respective course. | |
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