James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2022

EE4010 - Analog Signals and Filters

Subject Description

Wave propagation. Transmission lines: characteristic and input impedance, lossless, lossy and distortionless lines. Smith Chart, impedance matching. Introduction to filter networks, practical frequency responses, terminations, frequency and impedance scaling and transformation of low-pass types to high-pass, band-pass or band-stop types. Butterworth, Chebyshev, Cauer-Chebyshev and Bessel filter types. Passive and active filters including ladder structures, cascaded biquad sections, active ladder simulation and switched capacitor filters. RF filters: coupled resonator LC, helical, cavity, dielectric and ceramic filters. Phase locked loops and their applications. Frequency synthesis.

Learning Outcomes

• analyse and design active filters and switched capacitor filters
• analyse and design phase locked loops
• analyse and design practical low pass filters incorporating frequency and impedance scaling and using transformation to other filter types
• explain the principles of wave propagation and operation of transmission lines. Learn matching and analysis techniques
• explain types and basic properties of RF filters
• explain analog signal transmission

Subject Assessment

• Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (50%) - Individual
• Written > Examination - In class - (10%) - Individual
• Group design project but individual written report submission - (20%) - Group & Individual
• Performance/Practice/Product > Practical assessment/practical skills demonstration - (20%) - Group & Individual

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  EE3001

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