English

If sufficient demand

The overall goal of the course is to give an understanding to what possibilities and limitations basic knowledge, as well as the rapid development, gives in the areas of electronics and communications. The main part of the course is aimed at giving a qualitative understanding of phenomena related to electronics and data transfer, and how this is related to design considerations. By using the concepts and ideas taught in the course, the students should be able to conduct a constructive discussion with an engineer.

The course will present basic concepts important for designs containing electronics and communicating devices. Such concepts are for instance current, voltage, power and frequency. Depending on the desired functionality of a design, the designer has to take various considerations and make different trade-offs. During the course it will be discussed what is possible given a certain set of criteria and what the future might bring. For example, it will be discussed how a design is affected if it is battery operated or connected to a fixed power network. The course main part is a larger project where electronics and design concepts are studied together.

have knowledge about basic possibilities and limitations within the field of electrical engineering
have knowledge about basic concepts within the field of electrical engineering
be able to use principles from the filed of electrical engineering when developing new design concepts

have the ability to use the possibilities of electrical engineering in industrial design work
have the ability to judge the reasonableness of concepts containing parts from electrical engineering
have the ability to have constructive communication with an electrical engineer

feel acquainted with the terminology within the area
be able to understand novel results within the area and to a certain extent judge their applicability in relation to a given design concept

Lectures

Seminars

Project

Lectures will be given remote to facilitate international attendance. Final project work will be done as a workshop on site.

Written report

Miscellaneous

Oral project report and demonstration.

Failed, pass

The course is aimed at PhD-students who do not have a background in electronics or computer science, and primarily towards architects and industrial designers.

 

Course literature is given out during the course.

Course responsible: Anders J Johansson ajn@eit.lth.se

EIT200F

2024-01-22

Maria Sandsten