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Course Name Digital and Satellite Communication and Navigation from Space
Course Code 25DT651
Program M.Tech. in Defence Technology
Credits 3
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Unit

Contents

Contact Hrs.

1.

Elements of a communications system and their relationship to system performance.

6

2.

Free space optical communication, Fiber optics communication, Wireless/cellular communications.

8

3.

Fundamental concepts such as current/voltage relationships, time and frequency domains, power spectral density, random signals, Communications system components and functions, analog and digital communications systems,

8

4.

Modulation transmission and reception; baseband and passband digital modulation; system, noise, transmission lines, waveguides and antennas, FEC techniques for mitigating channel errors.

8

5.

Propagation effects on signal transmission; end-to-end path calculations for wire/coax, and RF systems including terrestrial ground links and satellite communications, Spread spectrum, conecpt of frequency hoping.

8

6.

Navigation techniques from space regarding functioning of GPS, GLONASS, IRNSS &Galileo

7

Total

45

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objectives

The main objective of the course is to provide knowledge to the students on the analogue and digital communication systems, optical communication, satellite communications systems, modulations techniques, signal propagation effects, navigation techniques.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

  • Understand the communication techniques
  • Evaluate the performance of communication systems
  • Design the analogue and digital communication systems
  • Understand and analyse the signal transmission effects
  • Understand the different types of navigation techniques

Text Books / References

References / Suggested Books:

 

  1. “Satellite communication”, by T. Pratt, C. W. Bostian, J. E.Allnut. Publisher: John Willey and sons
  2. “Satellite Communications Systems: systems, techniques and technology”, by G. Maral, M. Bousquet, Z. Sun. Publisher:John Willy and sons
  3. “Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications”, B. Sklar . Prentice-Hall, Inc.
  4. “Understanding of GPS/GNSS: Principles and Applications”,by E. Kaplan and C. Hegarty. Publisher:

Artech House Publishers.

  1. Literature / books suggested by respective course Lecturers.

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