Version 2.0, 3/29/09 (PDF)
| Problem Set | ||||
| Date | Lecture Topic | Reading | Out | Due |
| 1/21 | Overview, introduction to spatial filtering, linear arrays | Ch. 1, 2.0-2.4 | 1 | |
| 1/28 | Array steering, performance measures | 2.5-2.9 | 1 | |
| 2/4 | Design of deterministic array weights | 3.1-3.5 | 2 | |
| 2/11 | Null-steering, non-uniform arrays, beamspace processing | 3.7-3.11 | 3 | 2 |
| 2/18 | In-Class Quiz #1, introduction to rectangular arrays | 4.1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2/25 | Rectangular arrays, space-time random processes | 4.1, 5.1-5.5 | 4 | |
| 3/4 | Snapshot models, introduction to optimum beamforming | 5.1-5.5, 6.1-6.2 | ||
| 3/11 | Take-Home Midterm (make-up class during spring break) | |||
| 3/18 | Optimum beamforming | 6.2-6.5 | 5 | |
| 3/25 | Mismatched and constrained optimum beamformers | 6.2-6.7 | 5 | |
| 4/1 | No class - a delayed spring break | |||
| 4/8 | In-Class Quiz #2, Additional notes on mismatched beamformers | 6.6-6.7 | 6 | |
| 4/15 | Reduced-dimension beamformers, coherent signals | 6.8-6.9, 6.12 | 7 | 6 |
| 4/22 | Adaptive beamformers, sample matrix estimation | 7.2-7.3 | 8 | 7 |
| 4/29 | Reduced-dimension adaptive beamformers | 7.8-7.10 | 8 | |
| 5/6 | Take-Home Final Exam | |||
Reading
Reading assignments are from the textbook Optimum Array
Processing by Harry L. Van Trees.
Homework
Homework will be assigned approximately weekly. Assignments will include
a combination of analytical problems and Matlab programming.
Important Dates for Spring 2009
| February 4: | Last date to drop without tuition liability |
| February 4: | Last date to add courses |
| February 20: | Last date to drop |
| March 9-15: | Spring break |
| May 5: | Last day of classes |
| May 6-13: | Exam period (Note: No Reading Day this semester) |
Rescheduling of Classes
The classes on
April 1 and April 8 must be rescheduled due to the fact that the
instructor will be away (on a ship in the Philippine Sea deploying an
array). These lectures will be made up as follows: the lecture on
April 1 will be made up during spring break (the take-home midterm
will be given then). The first half of the class on April 8 will be
the second quiz, proctored by a graduate assistant. The second half
of lecture on April 8 will be made up through a series of notes and
multimedia content posted
to the course website.