OVERVIEW

The lectures are aimed to provide basic knowledge on telecommunications technologies employed on board Yachts. In more detail, electromagnetic fields, propagation, communication and networking fundamentals will be introduced and in particular, antennas, radar systems, global positioning systems, satellite communications and on-board networking systems – usually exploited by modern Yachts – will be described from the technological viewpoint.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course will deal with electronic systems that are used and integrated into the yacht's Navigation System

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Fundamentals of electromagnetic fields. Propagation, radiation and antennas. Guided propagation structures. Optical Fibers. Radar systems. Fundamentals of commnucations systems and networking. Yacht radio, satellite and wired communications systems for voce and data: GSM, 3G, 4G, WiFi, Inmarsat, xDSL. Elements on NMEA networking standard and mobile applications for Yachts. Navigation systems: GPS.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• F. T. Ulaby, “Fundamentals of Applied Electromagnetics”, (6th Edition), Prentice Hall, 2010 [also in Italian: F. T. Ulaby, “Fondamenti di campi elettromagnetici: Teoria e applicazioni”, McGraw-Hill, 2006].
• B. Carlson, “Communications Systems”, McGraw-Hill.
• W. Stallings, “Data and Computer Communications”, (9th Edition), Prentice Hall-Pearson, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA, 2011, [Chapters 1-5, 8, 15, 18].
• L. J. Ippolito Jr. “Satellite Communications Systems Engineering”, Academic Press-Elsevier, Murlington, MA, USA, 2009, [Chapters 1-6].
• D. Munoz, F. Bouchereau, C. Vargas, R. E. Caldera, “Position Location Techniques and Applications”, Academic Press-Elsevier, Murlington, MA, 2009, [Chapter 7].
• M. Skolnik, “Introduction to radar systems”, (3rd Edition), McGraw-Hill, 2001.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

IGOR BISIO (President)

MATTEO PASTORINO (President)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

See the Calendar on the web site of the Polytechnic School of the University of Genoa.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is written and oral. The written part of the exam concerns in 10 multiple choiches test and 5 open ended questions about the topics described in the course.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assesment method is to pass the exam.

Exam schedule