13E073AP - Antennas and Propagation

Course specification
Course title		Antennas and Propagation
Acronym		13E073AP
Study programme		Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module
Type of study		bachelor academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		professor PhD Branko Kolundžija professor PhD Miodrag Tasić
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		professor PhD Miodrag Tasić asst. professor PhD Nikola Basta
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)		professor PhD Miodrag Tasić asst. professor PhD Nikola Basta
ESPB		6.0	Status	mandatory
Condition		none
The goal		Introduce basics of the receiving and transmitting antennas and basics of the radio wave propagation, according to modern telecommunications needs.
The outcome		Train students to identify, formulate and solve basic engineering problems requiring knowledge of antennas and radio wave propagation.
Contents
URL to the subject page		https://mtt.etf.bg.edu.rs/antene.prostiranje.htm
URL to lectures		https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3apGinpnJYDyhqHF2JE7U2yV-ba7FVs2W4cnlrQWhbnd01%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=a77a98b7-b428-4c2b-9858-791d43f6f1cf&tenantId=1774ef2e-9c62-478a-8d3a-fd2a495547ba
Contents of lectures		Basic theory of receiving and transmitting antennas. Analysis and synthesis methods. Hertz dipole. Loop antenna. Huygens radiator. Thin wire antennas. Antenna arrays. Horn antennas. Reflector antennas. Lens antennas. Slot antennas. Attenuation of radio waves in free space. Surface wave. Space wave. Tropospheric wave. Diffraction of radio waves. Wave propagation through ionosphere.
Contents of exercises		Problems solving classes and lab classes.
Literature
M. B. Dragović, Antene i prostiranje radiotalasa, Beograd, Akademska misao, 2003. C. Balanis, Antenna theory: analysis and design, New York, Wiley, 2005. B. M. Kolundžija et al., WIPL-D Microwave, Norwood, Artech House, 2005.
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
3	1	1
Methods of teaching		Lectures, solving problem classes, demonstration of antenna measurements, demonstration of antenna software, and project
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		0	Test paper	70
Practical lessons		20	Oral examination	0
Projects
Colloquia		0
Seminars		10