LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Attendance and active participation in the proposed training activities (lectures and exercises) and the
individual study will allow students to:

- acquire a correct terminology for the identification of the main components and functionalities of a telecommunications systems on board the yachts;
- know the structure and functions of the communications and networking systems used in yachts as well as their wireless components;

- know the main mechanisms that guarantee reliable communications via radio and satellite systems and mechanism ralated to navigation support such as the radar;

- identify the main components and functions that allow the transfer of information from/to yachts;
- provide examples of applications of wireless technologies to support applications related to yacht navigation.

PREREQUISITES

Even if not mandatory, useful prerequisites are the basic elements of mathematics, circuit theory and computer science.

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Fundamentals of electromagnetic fields. Propagation and radiation. Antennas and structures for guided propagation. Radar systems and other electromagnetic systems for navigational support (radio, DSC, EPIRB, SART, AIS, Navtex).

Elements on NMEA networking standard and mobile applications for Yachts. Fundamentals of communications systems and networking. Yacht radio, satellite and wired communications systems for voice and data: GSM, 3G, 4G, WiFi, Inmarsat, xDSL. 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.