Title :
MES - a web-based design tool for microwave engineering
Author :
Nelson, Robert M. ; Islam, A. N M Shariful
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND, USA
Abstract :
Microwave engineering often involves extensive circuit analysis and design, typically requiring precise calculations. To expedite the handling of complicated design calculations, a Web-based design tool named Microwave Engineering Solutions (MES) was developed as a graduate student project in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo, and is described in this paper. JavaScript, PHP, and Perl were used to develop MES, which consists of three design tools: 1) FilTech*a design tool for analog filters, 2) LMatch*a design tool for impedance matching, and 3) MicroLines*a design tool for striplines and microwave network analysis. MES is used by Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students studying various aspects of electromagnetics and is freely available on the Web via the link at http://venus.ece.ndsu.nodak.edu/∼ronelson/MESLink/index.html.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; impedance matching; microwave circuits; microwave filters; strip lines; Electrical and Computer Engineering students; JavaScript; North Dakota State University; PHP; Perl; Web-based design tool; analog filters; graduate student project; impedance matching; microwave engineering; microwave network analysis; striplines; Design engineering; Impedance matching; Information filtering; Information filters; Internet; Java; Matched filters; Microwave filters; Software tools; Stripline; Filter design; Web-based instruction; impedance matching; microstrip transmission line; microwave engineering; stripline transmission line;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TE.2005.856154
