EL E 367 - Computer-Aided Design in Electrical Engineering I

2001 Catalog Data:     EL. E. 367, 368:Computer-Aided Design in Electrical Engineering I, II. Computed-Aided design and analytical procedures in electrical engineering. Corequisite: 351, ENGR 361, 310; Credit 2,1.

Textbook:     None
    
References:     D. C. Dorf, Introduction to Electric Circuits, John Wiley, 1996, P. W. Tuinenqa, SPICE, Prentice-Hall, 1995, and Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1993.
    
Coordinator: Dr. Charles E. Smith, Professor of Electrical Engineering
  W. Elliot Hutchcraft, Instructor
    
Goals:     The objective of the course sequence is to provide the junior EE student with practice in analytical and computer-aided design procedures for electrical engineering. The particular objective of this course is to enhance the development of the student in the use of the general-purpose digital computers using FORTRAN and the use of CAD programs in the solution of basic circuits for analysis and design, and the use of currently available engineering support software in the School of Engineering Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) Laboratory.


Prerequisite by Topic:
  1. FORTRAN Programming (CSCI 251)
  2. Circuit Theory (ENGR 360)
  3. Differential Equations (MATH 353)

Corequisite by Topic:
  1. Models and Circuits Theory (EL E 351)
  2. Basic Circuit Practices (ENGR 361)

Topics: Several learning or development processes take place simultaneously in EL E 367. These are:
  1. Learning to use the University computing system (UNIX) and PC workstations (DOS, Win 3.11, and Win 95)
  2. Development and extension of previously learned skills in FORTRAN programming
  3. Learning to apply elementary numerical analysis techniques to basic circuits
  4. Learning to utilize selected FORTRAN programs and library subroutines for basic circuit analysis and design
  5. Development of analytical skills relative to design and analyze basic circuits
  6. Development of a series of FORTRAN utility programs to be used for CAD throughout all major EE courses
  7. Development of the use of personal computer Windows programs based on FORTRAN
  8. Use of probability and statistics in practical electronic design problems

Topics covered will be:
  1. Introduction to University computing system and Window based PC's
  2. FORTRAN review and advanced language techniques
  3. Computer-aided design

Computer Usage: Programs are assigned to the student as homework in the following areas:
  1. Computer graphics: function plots using AXUM graphics and FORTRAN subroutines and programs
  2. Programming practice: resistive and empedonce circuit design and analysis: use of FORTRAN and MicroSim Schematics Capture and PSPICE/PROBE for circuit analysis
  3. Use of FORTRAN to create electronic design applications for Microsoft Windows
  4. Transient analysis and numerical solution of first order DE: use of FORTRAN and MicroSim Design Lab for time domain solutions and compare with analytic solutions (Euler and Runge-Kutta methods)
  5. Report preparation and presentation: wordprocessing with Microsoft Office and creation of WEB page using Microsoft FrontPage
  6. Numerical integration: computation of average and RMS electrical values using rectangular, trapezoidal, and Simpson's rule using FORTRAN
  7. Complex arithmetic with Fortran: analysis subroutine for frequency domain analysis and design
  8. Use of FORTRAN programs and MicroSim Design Lab circuit analysis subroutine for frequency domain analysis and design
  9. Gain Computation: computer plots and graphics for frequency domain design and analysis using MicroSim Design Lab and FORTRAN programs.
  10. Numerical analysis of polynomials: transfer functions, use of Axum, and Newton-Raphson method to determine roots of equations using FORTRAN programs.
  11. Design for printed Circuit Layout using AutoCAD and PCBOARDS
  12. Monte Carlo (statistical) analysis in circuit design using MicroSim Design

In addition to the design project, available time during weekly meetings will be utilized for films, discussions, and demonstrations of semiconductor and microcircuit technology and computer aided design and manufacturing techniques.

Estimated ABET Category Content: Engineering Science: 1.0 credit or 50%
Engineering Design: 1.0 Credit or 50%


Prepared by: Dr. Charles E. Smith and W. Elliot Hutchcraft
Date: June 25, 2001

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