Electrical Engineering Laboratories
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering takes pride in its intensive laboratory-based program. Most electrical engineering courses have labs. Some of the equipment is donated by our corporate partners who employ our students. Some of our students work for one of the companies that designs and builds equipment that we have in our laboratories.
Ask a QuestionAutomotive Electronic Systems LaboratoryThe Automotive Electronic Systems Laboratory offers students the opportunity for rapid prototyping of multi-sensor, multi-actuator automotive control systems. These systems are developed and implemented on the ETAS ES-1000 automotive embedded control development system. A featured project is electronic throttle control (throttle-by-wire). Lab Equipment:
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Circuits LaboratoryThe Circuits Laboratory introduces students to fundamental circuit analysis and measurement equipment as well as the procedure of creating laboratory reports that describe their results and relating them to predicted results from classroom topics. Students perform experiments on principles like equivalent resistance, superposition, mesh and nodal circuit analysis, Thevenin & Norton equivalent circuits, phasors and 3-phase systems. Laboratory Equipment:
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Laboratory Coordinator: Professor Ken Kaiser |
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Communication Systems LaboratoryThe Communication Systems Laboratory is equipped with radio-frequency (RF) spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, antennas and telecom and television equipment. The laboratory experiments complement classroom material covering methods of modulating, transmitting and receiving signals. Experiments include both analog and digital communications with an emphasis on practical applications. Key experiments include:
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Laboratory Coordinator: Professor D. Melton |
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Controls LaboratoryThe Controls Laboratory provides the student with hands-on experience in the design of control systems. Students use a servomotor system with position and velocity feedback for their experiments. They construct controllers which accurately adjust speed and position. The principles learned apply to many control applications such as automotive cruise control systems, inkjet printer head mechanisms, and industrial motor applications. Laboratory Equipment:
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Laboratory Coordinator: Professor Mark Wicks |
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Digital Signal Processing LaboratoryStudents enrolled in this course and laboratory, learn firsthand about DSP by programming a signal processing chip. DSP experiments provide a fundamental understanding of concepts like sampling and aliasing and provide opportunities to learn about advanced topics like frequency analysis, signal extraction, and adaptive filtering. Laboratory experiments have been designed around physical applications such as: heart rate monitoring, acoustic room response, and guitar effects processing. Laboratory Equipment:
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Laboratory Coordinator: Professor D. Melton |
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Electric Machines LaboratoryThe Electric Machines Laboratory is designed to give the student a basic understanding of the use of electrical machines such as dc motors and generators, synchronous motors and alternators, and transformers. Laboratory Equipment:
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Laboratory Coordinator: Professor B. Guru |
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Electronics I & II LaboratoryThe Electronics I & II Laboratory supports EE-320 and EE-420. Students who enroll in these courses apply classroom instruction to investigate electronics at a component level. Diodes, transistors and other semiconductor devices are investigated. Students perform fundamental tests to understand the principles of operation of electronic components like timers, TTL and CMOS logic, op-amps, comparators and filters. The laboratory is equipped with digital storage oscilloscopes, function generators and other device characterization equipment. Laboratory Equipment:
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Laboratory Coordinator: Professor Mark Thompson |
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High Voltage LaboratoryThe High Voltage Laboratory offers the student an opportunity to design, construct, and test different types of high-voltage supplies and to highlight the influence of geometry on the distribution of electric fields. It also gives the student a hands-on experience evaluating the performance of gaseous, liquid, and solid dielectrics by destructive and non-destructive testing. Laboratory Equipment:
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Laboratory Coordinator: Professor Huseyin Hiziroglu |
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Semiconductor Characterization LaboratoryThe main goal of the Semiconductor Characterization Laboratory is to enhance student understanding of fundamental semiconductor physics and solid state device mechanisms through the implementation and evaluation of carefully designed experiments. Experimental investigations in the laboratory focus on fundamental semiconductor transport phenomena, junction diode and MOS capacitor characterization, defect energy level determination, and transistor parameter measurements. A secondary goal of the laboratory is to introduce undergraduate students to the experimental environment of a modern, computer automated testing facility. Laboratory Equipment:
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Laboratory Faculty Supervisor: Professor Mark Thompson |
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Sun Workstation LaboratoryIn addition to Kettering University Computing facilities provided by the Information Technology Department, the ECE Department has its own UNIX workstations, popular for running Matlab, PSpice, DADiSP, and MicroSim. These computers are used to complete assignments in a various undergraduate courses. Laboratory Equipment:
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Laboratory Coordinator: Professor Mark Wicks |
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