Independent Research Project Need Help

AI Thread Summary
The discussion revolves around a senior-level class requiring an independent research project that combines elements of digital circuits, data acquisition, and signal processing. The student seeks a project idea that balances challenge and feasibility, aiming to create a physical circuit that aligns with their interests in bandpass filters, random signals, Kalman filters, and digital signal processing. Suggestions include simulating a pulse-Doppler radar, though the student is unsure if this idea is too complex. The project must be completed within half a semester, emphasizing the need for a manageable yet engaging topic. Overall, the focus is on finding a suitable project that meets academic requirements while sparking interest.
nothingclever
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
I am in a senior level scientific measurements using digital interfacing class, which is basically like a smash-up of digital circuits lab, intro to DAQ and DAC/ADC, and senior project. Now, part of this class, only 10%, is a independent "research" project. I put this in quotes because we only have half a semester to do this project.

I don't know if anyone else has had any project like this, but I am having a really hard time finding a medium between too hard and too easy. I don't want this class to eat up all my time, but I want to do something interesting and challenging.

The project needs to be a physical circuit that implements a theory or idea and is somewhat digital.

My interests are:

Bandpass Filters and Applications
Random Signals
Kalman Filters
DSP

Can anyone help me to come up with a good idea of what to do please.
 
Engineering news on Phys.org
nothingclever said:
My interests are:

Bandpass Filters and Applications
Random Signals
Kalman Filters
DSP

Can anyone help me to come up with a good idea of what to do please.

How about simulating the operation of a pulse-doppler radar and using those interests of yours to get results? Or is that too complicated/specific?
 
Very basic question. Consider a 3-terminal device with terminals say A,B,C. Kirchhoff Current Law (KCL) and Kirchhoff Voltage Law (KVL) establish two relationships between the 3 currents entering the terminals and the 3 terminal's voltage pairs respectively. So we have 2 equations in 6 unknowns. To proceed further we need two more (independent) equations in order to solve the circuit the 3-terminal device is connected to (basically one treats such a device as an unbalanced two-port...
Thread 'Weird near-field phenomenon I get in my EM simulation'
I recently made a basic simulation of wire antennas and I am not sure if the near field in my simulation is modeled correctly. One of the things that worry me is the fact that sometimes I see in my simulation "movements" in the near field that seems to be faster than the speed of wave propagation I defined (the speed of light in the simulation). Specifically I see "nodes" of low amplitude in the E field that are quickly "emitted" from the antenna and then slow down as they approach the far...
Back
Top