ELEC5510: Satellite Communication Systems (2013 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | ELEC5510: Satellite Communication Systems (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Postgraduate |
| Faculty/School: | School of Electrical and Information Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Li, Yonghui
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
http://www.eelab.usyd.edu.au/ELEC5510 |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | Satellite communication systems provide fixed and mobile communication services over very large areas of land, sea and air. This unit presents the fundamental knowledge and skills in the analysis and design of such systems. It introduces students to the broad spectrum of satellite communications and its position in the entire telecommunications network; helps students to develop awareness of the key factors affecting a good satellite communications system and theoretical and practical skills in the design of a satellite communications link. Topic areas include: satellite communication link design; propagation effects and their impact on satellite performance; satellite antennas; digital modem design, speech codec design; error control for digital satellite links. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Knowledge of error probabilities, analog and digital modulation techniques and error performance evaluation studied in ELEC3505 Communications and ELEC4505 Digital Communication Systems, is assumed. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Dr Pham, Van Dong
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| Timetable: | ELEC5510 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Site Visit: The visit is organized to gain some practical aspects in Fixed and Mobile Satellite Services. Laboratory: The RF Simulink Lab is designed to observe the performance of a satellite system. Demonstration: The antenna setup is designed to view RF satellite signal, transponders, constellation, bit-error-rate and signal-to-noise ratio. |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| Use engineering fundamental topics along with the basics of science and mathematics to solve specific subject related problems. Simulation based laboratory practice, tutorials and project design require critical thinking and problem solving. | Design (Level 4) |
| Understanding of basic modulation and coding schemes and the analysis of their performance. Appreciation of their applications in satellite communications. | Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 5) |
| An appreciation of the various forms of information within the engineering discipline including technical books and reports, research articles, customer requirements and industry standards. These attributes are acquired through the project work and laboratory/tutorials. | Information Seeking (Level 2) |
| Communicate in a concise and clear manner, ideas, concepts and solutions to both technical and non technical audiences. These skills are taught in lectures, tutorials and the project and exercised in the project report as well as the oral project presentation. |
Communication (Level 2) |
| Effective collaboration within a team and an appreciation of the importance of various team roles. These abilities are taught in the laboratory/tutorials and through project work. | Project Management and Teamwork (Level 2) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Design (Level 4)
1. Ability to design satellite communication systems using both a creative and systematic approach applying concepts and principles developed to solve a particular engineering need.
Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 5)
2. Ability to analyse modulation and coding schemes in satellite communication systems using principles and techniques developed throughout the course.
Information Seeking (Level 2)
3. Ability to differentiate and categorise knowledge from various teaching methods such as field trips, group work and open literature, synthesising the most viable and pertinent information as part of inquiry and knowledge development.
Communication (Level 2)
4. Ability to communicate information concisely and accurately within the context of the group project report and oral presentation. Hence, the ability to entertain the attention and interest of technical and non-technical audiences in the subject matter.
Project Management and Teamwork (Level 2)
5. Ability to work in a team, taking on the responsibility of a particular role, exercising initiative by contributing, while also drawing on the specific knowledge and skills of other members, so as to achieve an agreed-on solution to a specific engineering problem.
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| Assessment Description: |
Report: Tutorial Project: Group project Final Exam: Exam |
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| Faculty Policies & Procedures: | Academic Honesty in Coursework. All students must submit a cover sheet for all assessment work that declares that the work is original and not plagiarised from the work of others. Coursework assessment and examination policy. The faculty policy is to use standards based assessment for units where grades are returned and criteria based assessment for Pass/Fail only units. Norm referenced assessment will only be used in exceptional circumstances and its use will need to be justified to the Undergraduate Studies Committee. Special consideration for illness or misadventure may be considered when an assessment component is severely affected. This policy gives the details of the information that is required to be submitted along with the appropriate procedures and forms. Special Arrangements for Examination and Assessment. In exceptional circumstances alternate arrangements for exams or assessment can be made. However concessions for outside work arrangements, holidays and travel, sporting and entertainment events will not normally be given. Student Appeals against Academic Decisions. Students have the right to appeal any academic decision made by a school or the faculty. The appeal must follow the appropriate procedure so that a fair hearing is obtained. Note that policies regarding assessment submission, penalties and assessment feedback depend upon the individual unit of study. Details of these policies, where applicable, will be found above with other assessment details in this unit outline. All university policies can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/policy Various request forms for the Faculty of Engineering and IT can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/forms/ |
| Online Course Content: | http://www.eelab.usyd.edu.au/ELEC5510 |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Transponder characteristics, modulation and filtering |
| Week 3 | Satellite link design |
| Week 4 | Link budget |
| Week 5 | Propagation and channel models |
| Week 6 | Error control coding |
| Week 7 | Error control coding |
| Week 8 | Speech coding |
| Week 9 | Speech coding |
| Week 10 | Antennas |
| Week 11 | Field trip |
| Week 12 | Modem design |
| Assessment Due: Project | |
| Week 13 | Modem design, project presentation |
| STUVAC (Week 14) | Independent study |
| Exam Period | End of semester exam |
| Assessment Due: Final Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Design (Level 4) | Yes | 24.17% |
| Engineering/IT Specialisation (Level 5) | Yes | 24.17% |
| Maths/Science Methods and Tools (Level 3) | No | 0% |
| Information Seeking (Level 2) | Yes | 22.5% |
| Communication (Level 2) | Yes | 24.17% |
| Professional Conduct (Level 2) | No | 0% |
| Project Management and Teamwork (Level 2) | Yes | 5% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
