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Academic Programms Offered By the Department

Programmes Title of the Programme Course Structure Accreditation
M.Tech

Electronics and Communication Engineering.

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Specialization in Signal Processing and Communication; Radar and Communication; Defence Electronics Systems;VLSI and Embedded System

   
Ph.D      
MS by Research      
Short Term Courses      
Any Other      

Programme Objective:

PEO1:Signal Processing and Communication: This specialisation trains the personnel in the area of Digital Signal processing techniques and Communication Systems related to their needs.  

PEO2:Radar and Communication: This specialisation trains the personnel in the areas of Radar and Communication techniques as it plays major role in the Electronic Warfare activities. This specialisation is unique one across the country.

PEO3:Defence Electronics Systems: This specialisation trains the Defence personnel in the area of HPMW systems and  EMI/EMC/EMP/NEMP systems. This specialisation is unique one across the country.

PEO4:VLSI and Embedded System: This specialization trains the personnel in the field of NOC, SOC, FPGA based system design, IC debugging and ASIC designs. This programme is being jointly offered under the MoU between DIAT and NIELIT Calicut.

History and Growth of the Department:
The Department of Electronics Engineering was established in the year 1972 and has steadily grown from offering short-term training courses to M.Tech, MS (By Research), and Ph.D. programmes. The Department currently offers M.Tech., in Electronics and Communication Engineering with an intake of 75 students
distributed in the specializations of

  • Signal Processing and Communication,
  • Radar and Communication,
  • Defence Electronics Systems,
  • VLSI and Embedded System (since 2017).

Being in Defence University, the Department offers M. Tech, MS(By Research), and Ph. D. programs in electronics and communication engineering and engaged in conducting various short-term courses to DRDO and Defence Officers. This programme is open for DRDO Scientists/Officers and Officers from Tri-services, Defence public sector undertaking, Industry personal, and civilian students. Currently, the Department is well equipped with different advanced lab facilities such as Communication lab, Antenna Lab, SOC, and Embedded System Lab. The Department is working on many sponsored research projects, and the researchers have developed a range of products, including SAR radar, Photonics Radar, etc. Moreover, the Department participates extensively in R&D activities in collaboration with Defence Labs and Establishments of India. The curriculum is designed for students to collaborate with DRDO labs, DPS’U, Reputed institutes, and Industries for the dissertation with the defined project objectives. This encourages and motivates the students to publish papers in peer-reviewed journals, national and international conferences, filing patents, etc. Such collaborations have improved placements and registering for Ph.D. in IITs, IISc, and international Universities.

Vision of the Department: To be a center of excellence of international repute to provide high-quality education, research, and training in the area of Radar and Communications, Signal Processing and Communications, Defence Electronics Systems, VLSI, and Embedded Systems to promote innovation and entrepreneurship skills amongst the students to strengthen national security and self-reliance.

Mission: To establish state-of-art research facilities to train the personnel as per the Defence needs, especially in Electronics and Communication fields, and produce qualified quality human resources for the Defence requirements. 

Faculty, Department of Electronics Engineering

Sr. No. Name of Faculty Designation Contact Information Email ID Profile Picture View Profile
1 Dr. K.P.Ray Professor and HoD 02024604522 kpray@diat.ac.in View
             
2 Dr. A.A.Bazil Raj Associate Professor 02024604524 brazilraj.a@diat.ac.in View
3 Mr. Kailas K Sawant Assistant Professor 02024604525 kailasawant@diat.ac.in View
4 Mr. M.T. Abhilash Assistant Professor 02024604526 abhilash@diat.ac.in View
5 Dr. Rishi Raj Sharma Assistant Professor 02024604528 rsharma@diat.ac.in View
6 Dr. Rajesh Kumar Singh Assistant Professor 0202460 rajesh_singh@diat.ac.in View
7 Dr. Bhubon Chandra Mech Assistant Professor 0202460 bhubon_chandra@diat.ac.in View

Research Areas:

  • Electromagnetics/Antenna Systems
  • RF and Microwave Technology
  • Radar Technology
  •  HPM/EW Systems
  •  Satellite Communications
  •  EMC/EMI/NEMP
  •  Free Space Communication and Radar Signal Processing
  • Signal processing,
  • FPGA based system designs
  • VLSI & Embedded Systems.
  • Radar, Signal Processing,
  •  Array Processing and
  • Time-Frequency
  • Automated System development
  •  Machine Intelligence

Laboratories :

S.N

Name of the Laboratory

Laboratory  In charge

More Information

1

Signal Processing and Communication Laboratory

Dr. Rishi Raj Sharma, Asst. Professor

Lab Assistant: Mr. Brindesh Pandey, Sr. Lab Asst.

Pdf

2

Antenna Systems and Simulation Laboratory

Prof. K.P. Ray, HoD & Professor

Lab Assistant: Mr. Sanket Kalamkar, Lab Asst.

Pdf

3

Photonics System Laboratory

Dr. Bazil Raj, Associate Professor

Lab Assistant: Mr. Mahesh Lonkar, Tradesman

Pdf

4

SoC & Embedded Systems Lab

Mr. Abhilash MT, Asst Professor

Lab Assistant: Mr. Ashish Headu, Tradesman

Pdf

5

EMI/EMC/NEMP Laboratory

Mr. S.S. Patil, Sc-F on Deputation

Lab Assistant: Mr. Sanket Kalamkar, Lab Asst.

Pdf

6

Radar Systems Laboratory

 Dr. Bazil Raj, Associate Professor

Lab Assistant: Mr. Mahesh Lonkar, Tradesman

Pdf

7

Microwave & RF Laboratory

 Prof. K.P. Ray, HoD & Professor

Lab Assistant: Mr. Sanket Kalamkar, Lab Asst.

Pdf

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN RADAR SYSTEMS

Mission: 

  • Facilitating the laboratory with advanced educational purpose Radar systems and signal processing modules for classroom teaching/learning, conducting experiments and field (outdoor) demonstrations/measurements.
  • Research activities in RF circuit design, Radar Sub-system/system Technology and Related Signal processing techniques/algorithms.
  • Validating the developed Radar system/signal processing algorithms against a benchmark Radars system.

 Vision: 

  • Providing hands-on experience in operating/designing Radars and undertaking researches through partnerships with DRDO laboratories and industries.
  • Developing Educational/Training Purpose Radars of different kinds.
  • Starting the consultancy through various short-term/PG diploma training courses and supplying portable (miniaturised) Radars.

Radar Technology/System Developed

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RADAR EXPERIMENTAL/RESEARCH FACILITIES (Combined) 

S.No

Title of Facility

Add-on/Subsystems/ Accessories

Specifications

Radar Systems

1

Radar Demonstration Kit

 

 

l Radar board,

l Horn or Cantennas,

l Connection RF cables

l CW, FMCW, Doppler Radar Modules

l Driver software

l Tripod mounding platform

l PCI control with USB/Bluetooth

l Windows GUI control

l f=2.4 GHz  (ISM band)

l O/P: single tone, ramp, sawtooth

l O/P peak power: ≤ 20dBm

l Max. Range: 12 m,

l Battery pack

l On-board speaker

l Provision to use user-designed filters

2

Miniature Test Radar or

Test Equipment Trainer

l Power supply and log-periodic antenna,

l Antenna Motor Driver

l Radar Synchronizer and Antenna Controller

l Rotating Antenna Pedestal

l f= 1-4 GHz (Tx and Rx)

l Pulse Width: 1,5,10,50,100,500,800 µs

l PRF: 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 Hz

l Bandwidth: >30MHz

l IF: < 45 MHz.

3

Basic Radar Training System (with reconfigurable add-on modules)

l Radar Processor/Display

 

l Radar frequency: 8-10GHz,

l O/P power density at Horn: 0.02mW/cm2

l Range  at 1m2 RCS: >8m

l Range resolution: ≤15cm

l I and Q o/P voltage: <±2V

l Video O/P: ±10V

l On-board MTI/MTD Processor

l PPI O/P: ±8V (x & y)

l Display interface : TTL

l A/D conversion: ≥10 bits

l Provision for Range segment variation

l Radar Tracking System

 

 

 

l Lobe switch control voltage: ±5V

l Rotation command voltage: ±10V

l Range tracking: 35cm/s

l Max. Angle (θh): >±6º/s.

l Max. Angle (θe): <±10º

l Suitable power supply

l Radar Active Target

 

 

 

l Compatible with Radar and signal processing modules.

l Provision to demonstrate EW, jamming, direct/modulated noise jamming, repeater jamming.

l ECM, ECCM

l Radar RCS and ISAR measurement

 

 

 

 

l Max. Target length: >70cm

l Target model: flat plates, cylinders, sphere, complex objects.

l f: 8-10GHz

l Antenna: Pyramidal horn or offset feed parabolic reflector

l Sensitivity: -37 dBsm

l Provision to vary Pulse width

l Peak Power: 200mW

l Max. Range: ≥10m

l Angular position accuracy: 0.25º

l Suitable power supply

l Phased Array Antenna (PAA)

 

 

l Scan width: ±35º

l No. of beams: ≥15

l Horizontal beam width: ≤6º

l Control I/P: TTL

l Scan mode: Manual, Continuous, PRF locked

l Variable scan speed

l Beam sequence: Incremental, Pseudo-random, even

l Trigger I/P: TTL

l Scan speed: Variable from 50 to 1080.

l Radar Digital Data Recording

 

 

 

l Provision to record the digital data in computer

l Format: compatible to MATLAB software for off-line data processing

l File selection: trace points, sector, No. Of antenna rotations

l Interfacing for RCS,SAR,ISAR

l Radar Pulse Compression

 

 

 

l Provision to interface Barker code, phased code, FMCW

l Pulse compression decoder: Matched filter

l Multistage tapped-delay line filter

l Provision to vary compression ratio

 

4

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

l  SAR with necessary rail track to install on the roof top.

 

 

 

 

l f=8-12GHz

l Max. power: 50W

l Steering: fully active 4×4 array

l SAR surveillance: 360°

l Elevation: ±10°

l Azimuth: ±15°

l Resolution: 0.1 – 0.5m

l Range: Max. 2Km

l Rail track and moving PAA platform  

l Track design: Elliptical

l Vertical control: 1m

l Installation: Top of EE building.

l Provision to access raw data from MATLAB 

5

Flying Air Targets

l Waterproof drones

l Product length : 1m – 2m

l Product height: 1m – 2m

l Camera: Not required

l  Min. flying time: 30min

l Max. control range: 1Km

l Balloon radius:  1m

l Waterproof quad copter mariner

l scale model helicopter

l scale model flying flight

l Air balloon

RF Circuits / Components

6

Building Radars using Discrete RF Circuits / components

(SMD)

l VCO

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Power O/P: 10dBm

l Tune voltage: 20V

l Phase noise: -100dBc

l Tuning sensitivity: 1-3MHz/V

l Oper. V/I: 5V / 90mA

l Power Amplifier

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Gain: 20dB (typ.)

l Power O/P @1dB comp: 22 dBm

l N.F: 3dB

l VSWR: 1.2:1.8

l Oper. V/I: 5V / 90mA

l Circulator

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Impedance: 50Ω

l Inser. Loss: 0.3dB

l VSWR: 1.3:1

l Forward power: 1KW

l Reverse Power: 1KW

l Mixer

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Active: with LO and IF amplifier

l Conv. Gain: 9.1 dB

l LO RF isolation: 31dB

l IF RF isolation: 61dB

l DC V/I: 5V/141mA

l Filter

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Centre frequency: band centre f

l Passband f: ±10GHz around centre f of L,S and X band

l Power combiner/divider

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Isolation: 15dB

l Inser. Loss: 0.3dB

l Phase unbalance: <1 °

l Ampl. Unbalance:  0.3dB

l Comparator

l f= L,S,C and X band

l O/P: sum, difference (Az & El)

l I/P: 4-Channels

l Phase shifter

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Phase range: 90°, 180°

l Inser. Loss: <0.3dB

l Cont. voltage: 0-8V

l Bandwidth: DC – 100KHz.

 

l Phase Detector

l f= L,S,C and X band

l DC o/p impedance: 500Ω

l DC o/P: 1000mV

l RF Detectors

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Dynamic Range: -40 to 20dBm

l o/p voltage: 0.5 – 3V

l Pulse rise time: 400ns

l Pulse fall time: 10ns

l Device oper. V/I=4.5V / 100mA

l Fixed/Flexible Wave Guides

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Flanged standard size 

 

l LNA

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Max. power: 20dBm

l NF: 0.5dB

l V/I-3/30

l Gain: 40dB

l Variable Attenuator

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Impedance: 50Ω and 75Ω

l Inser. Loss: <0.8dB

l Attenuation: variable

l Return loss: <10dB

l V/I= 5V/ 3mA

l Antenna elements

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Horn, Microstrip and Dipole  

 

l Antenna array

l f= L,S,C and X band

l Microstrip patch array (4×4, 8×8)

Signal Processing Modules

7

Signal Processing and system development platform

l PCI and FPGA compatible Data Acquisition Card

l No. of I/P Ana. Channels: 4

l No. of O/P Ana. Channels: 4

l Sampling rate: > 100MSPS

l Resolution: > 10-12 bits

l Memory depth: > 4MB per channel

l Bandwidth: DC – 100MHz

l Ext. Trig provision

l Over V/I production (300VDC Max),

l Ob-board HF/LF rejection mode

l Windows and FPGA compatibility

l Interfacing cables/cards

8

Accessories

As required for all the installation, training and demonstration.

         

 Ongoing Researches and Technology Developments:

  1. Basic operations of a continuous wave (CW) , LFMCW, and Pulsed radars and their measurements.
  2. Working principles of a Doppler radar.
  3. Implementation of various pulse compression techniques.
  4. Target tracking Radar.
  5. Test and analysis of signals of CW, Doppler, FMCW and pulsed Radar by the on-board radar signal generator module (kit).
  1. Implementation of User-defined radar signals generation to the baseband module.
  2. Radar simulation and radar signal analysis using EDA Tool.
  3. Various Radar signal measurements using industry-grade instruments.
  4. Target simulations.
  5. Airborne Radar signal processing.
  6. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image processing and ISAR.
  7. Adaptive beam forming techniques.
  8. Source, target and moving target/platform modelling.
  9. Clutter modelling and cancellation.
  10. Air target detection and tracking.
  11. Photonics Radar.
  12. LIDAR design.
  13. Foliage radar.
  14. Micro-Doppler Radar simulations.
  15. RF photonics

Ongoing Training Courses:

This CoE conducts various customised training courses for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) personals like DRDO, IDS, Armed forces, PSU engineers, BEL, and BDL etc.,