ECE 201 1

An Overview of Electrical Engineering

• Systems Classifications– Communications– Computers– Control– Power– Signal-Processing

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Communications

• Radio – AM/FM

• Telephone– Land line– Wireless (cellular)

• Television– Cable/direct TV

• Satellite systems– Globalstar– Iridium– INMARSAT

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Computers

• Microprocessors– Embedded in most

electronic devices

• Personal computers– Where isn’t there one?

• Servers– Making information

available to many users

• Enterprise Systems– RMV

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Control

• Automatic Pilot– Are we on course?– If not, generate an

error signal– go left?, right?– Apply rudder

movement (motor)– Apply counter-rudder

to get back on course

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Power

• Generation and distribution of electrical power– Industrial– Residential– Marine– Aircraft– Construction

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Signal-Processing

• Medical– Image processing

• CT Scan

• Communications– Wireless telephones

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Interactive Systems

• Aircraft/Traffic Control– Communications– Control– Computers– Power– Signal Processing