Electrical and Electronic Engineering Laboratory IIIA

Academic unit or major

Undergraduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Instructor(s)

Hiroo Suzuki / Naoki Washiyama / Yasufumi Yokoshiki / Nobuhiko Nishiyama / Hitoshi Wakabayashi / Kenichi Kawabe / Yusuke Fujii / Zongdian Li / Yuncheng Zhang / Takanori Shirokura

Class Format

Experiment (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

7-8 Tue / 7-8 Fri

Class

-

Course Code

EEE.L311

Number of credits

001

Course offered

2024

Offered quarter

3Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 14, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This is a laboratory course covering the following topics: principles and characteristics of DC machines (e.g., DC motors and generators); switching power supplies (e.g., DC-DC converters); communication systems and digital signal processing; semi-custom LSI design using FPGAs; and design, fabrication, and testing of MOS integrated circuits.
Through simulation, design, fabrication, and characteristic evaluation of circuits and devices, the aims of the course are to deepen students’ comprehension of the subject area and develop their abilities in critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Additionally, through the experiential learning, students will develop practical skills that are essential to become successful engineers and researchers. These include teamwork, leadership, and communication skills ; safety training and experience with electrical devices and machines; methods to obtain and process data; and the ability to draw conclusions from findings and write technical reports.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Laboratory III is a course held over two academic quarters, and part A makes up the first half of this course.

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Explain the operating principles of DC motors and generators as well as their basic characteristics (e.g., load characteristics, induced electromotive force, and generated torque).
2. Explain the operating principles of switching power supplies, such as DC-DC converters, and design a basic DC-DC converter.
3. Explain the basic operating principles of wireless communication systems (e.g., frequency-domain behavior of signals, filters, frequency domain processing, the nature of AM modulated signals, demodulation of modulated signals containing noise) and use MATLAB.
4. Design basic digital systems with MATLAB and Simulink and implement them on FPGAs.
5. Explain the basic process flow of semiconductor fabrication (i.e., mask design, oxidation, exposure, interconnection, testing of the logic circuits) through their experience fabricating MOS integrated circuits.

Keywords

DC motor, DC generator, load characteristics, induced electromotive force, generated torque, switching power supply, DC-DC converter, filter, AM modulation, AM demodulation, noise, time domain, frequency domain, logic system design, MATLAB, Simulink, FPGA, semiconductor fabrication process, MOS IC, digital logic, mask, oxidation, exposure, interconnection, testing of circuits.

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills
• ・Teamwork skills　・Planning and execution skills

Class flow

This course is held over two academic quarters, with part A making up the first half of the course. The class meets twice weekly for a two-period session.
Students work in teams throughout this course and conduct a series of experiments that each focuses on a certain theme. Each experiment lasts eight hours and is conducted as follows: the first two periods are spent on understanding the objectives of the theme and on preparation; the next four hours are used for carrying out the experiment; and the last two periods are spent on writing a report. The written report must be submitted by a specified date.
Students must read the experiment manual before the start of each experiment to ensure safety and smooth running.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

No textbook.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials can be found on T2SCHOLA.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Full attendance and completion of all experiments are compulsory.
Assessment is based on the quality of the written reports and on the status of submission thereof.
The instructor may fail a student if he/she repeatedly comes to class late or resubmits reports too often.

Related courses

• EEE.P301 ： Electric Machinery
• EEE.P311 ： Power Electronics
• EEE.C202 ： Electric Circuits II
• EEE.M221 ： Computation Algorithms and Programming
• EEE.M241 ： Discrete-Time System
• EEE.S341 ： Communication Theory (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
• EEE.S351 ： Signal System
• EEE.C321 ： Digital Electronic Circuits
• EEE.D351 ： Electron Devices I
• EEE.D352 ： Electron Devices II

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

Prof. N. Nishiyama: nishiyama[at]ee.e.titech.ac.jp

Office hours

E-mail for an appointment.

Other

Students should complete “Electrical and Electronic Engineering Laboratory IIIA AND IIIB”, then the credit is given at a time.