Abstract
Recent breakthroughs lowering the costs of software-defined radio devices have made them very attractive for teaching wireless communication. This paper provides an example of an undergraduate course that incorporates the use of low-cost software-defined radio and Matlab/Simulink software to illustrate the basic principles of practical digital communication systems. This course targets senior level undergraduate electrical engineering students with a background in the fields of communication and signal processing. The course comprises two parts: software-defined radio introductory studies and implementation of a basic digital modem. The second part of this course may also be taught as project-based learning or in a hackathon-style event. Finally, a list of additional project-based learning/hackathon projects is provided.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 71-80 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Education |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Matlab
- Simulink
- Software-defined radio
- hackathon
- undergraduate curriculum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering