Post on 21-Jan-2018
Er. Saban Kumar K.C. (M.Sc. in Engineering)
Lecturer and Research & Project Coordinator
Department of Computer and Electronics & Communication Engineering
er.saban@kathford.edu.np1
Contents:
• What is Electronics and Communication Engineering(ECE)?
• Scope & Application of ECE
• Job opportunities
• Major fields of ECE
• Subject Distribution in ECE
• Initiation by KICEM
• Perspective areas of projects for ECE students
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WHAT is Electronics & Communication Engineering?
The profession of applying scientific principles to thedesign, development & fabrication, repair &maintenance of Electrical/ Electronic Machines,Instruments and Communication systems.
Example: MOBILE/ TV/ DVD, COMPUTER, LAPTOPS, E-NOTEBOOKS,HOME SECURITY SYSTEMS, INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS, REMOTEMONITORING/ TESTING/ CALIBRATION etc.
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SCOPE & APPLICATIONS of Electronics & Communication Engineering?
• Wireless Communication• Satellite Communication• Internet Telephony• Nanotechnology• Teleconferencing• Embedded System• Wireless Sensor Networks• Optical Computing• Electrocardiograph• Display Technology• Advanced Optical Networks
• Brain Computer Interfaces• Thin Film Technology• Electronics Cooling System• PLC, FPGAs• GPRS• Fiber Optics• MEMS• Robotics• Radar• Milk Fat Testing• Speaker Recognition• Microwave Communication• Earthquake Monitoring• Remote Sensing• Advanced Processors
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Electronics & Communication Engineering Job Opportunities?• Various telecom companies like
NTC, Ncell, Smart Cell, UTL, Hello Nepal etc
• CAAN (Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal)
• Nepal Army
• Hardware freelancing companies
• Robotics Assocition of Nepal and Karkhana
• CG electronics
• Hospitals
• Various TV channels
• Academic Institutions
• Solar setup companies• Renewable energy companies• Banks and financial companies• Solar setup companies• Renewable energy companies• Banks and financial companies • Various hydropower companies• Biomedical instrumentation
companies• IT Companies
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Control Engineering
Instrumentation Engineering
Signal ProcessingTelecommunication
Engineering
Major Fields of ECE:
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Further Study in ECEThe specialization you can choose for your MS are:• Microwave and Radar Engineering,• Digital Systems,• Microelectronics,• VLSI Design, Optical Communication,• Applied Electronics,• Communication System,• Opto-electronics,• Communication Electronics,• Electronic Devices
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• Core courses
• Basic electronics
• Electronics device and ckt.
• Advance Electronics
• Propagation and antenna
• Computer Network
• Microprocessor
• Embedded system.
• Telecommunication
• Digital signal processing
• Signal analysis
• Communication system
• Filter design
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• Elective courses – Optical fiber communication
– Radar technology
– Aeronautical Communication
– Satellite Communication
– Bio-medical
– Remote sensing
– Multimedia system
Note: 55 subjects included elective and
projects.
ELECTRONICS (BEX) COURSES
CIVIL ENGG.4% COMPUTER
ENGG.13%
ELECTRICAL ENGG.
13%
ELECTRONICS ENGG.
45%
MECHANICAL ENGG.
9%
SCIENCE & HUMANITIES
16%
SUBJECT DISTRIBUTION IN ECE
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CIVIL ENGG.4%
MECHANICAL ENGG.
9%
SCIENCE & HUMANITIES
17%
COMPUTER ENGG.
28%
ELECTRONICS ENGG.
35%
ELECTRICAL ENGG.
7%
SUBJECT DISTRIBUTION IN BCT
Initiation by Kathfordto promote Electronics and Communication Engineering:
• Promoting affordable Admission Fee
• Kathford Research and Development Unit (https://www.facebook.com/Kathford-Research-Development-RD-1746738282268642/ )
• Xilinx University Program
• Robotics Club-RoboKath
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Xilinx and XUP
• FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) and ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Designer and Manufacturer
• Headquartered at San Francisco, USA. Research units at Ireland, Bangalore, Singapore etc.
• Xilinx Offered the University partnership program called XUP which is provided to enhance the universities professor and student skill on FPGA and Digital Design.
• Sponsor Design Contests
• Research Collaboration
• For more info : Xilinx.com/university
Data source: google.com17
Image source :Xilinx.com
Xilinx University Program(XUP) CentersIn Nepal for FPGA R & D
In Association with
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Perspective areas of Project for ECE Students• Home and Industrial automation projects
• Robotics projects
• Security systems
• Military applications
• Medical application projects
• Energy and power saving projects
• Agricultural projects
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Common topics for projects
Sensor based projects• Alcohol, finger print, Infra red, humidity, temperature , sound, distance
etc
Examples: Automatic door opening using PIR sensor Distance measurement using ultrasonic technology Data Logger IR based obstacle detector Automatic lightning and cooling system
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Robotic projects• Environmental monitoring with mobile robot
• Solar operated robot
• Stationery pick and place robot
• Moving pick &place robot
• Wireless robot monitoring using RF.
• Gas detecting robot
• Line following robot
• Intelligent path finding robot
• Voice based humanoid robot
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Embedded system projects
• Finger print based door opening &closing system
• Air pollution monitor
• Automatic street light controllers with rtc
• Microcontroller-Based Two-Axis Solar Tracking System
• Microcontroller based appliance control
• Railway ticket booking using smart card and touch screen
• Embedded Based Intelligence Irrigation
• Micro controller performance for dc motor speed control system
• Microcontroller based password based door controlling system
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Wireless projects• GSM BASED PROJECTS
Tracking Using GSM Modem
Prepaid Energy Meter Using GSM
Wireless Heart Attack Detector Using GSM
GSM based home automation
GSM based notice display system
• GPS BASED PROJECTSvehicle positioning system
GPS based Blind stick system
GPS based data logger and real time vehicle tracking with GSM
• RFID BASED PROJECTSRF Based Temperature And Humidity Monitoring System
Rfid based animal tracking system
Rfid based security system
• ZigBee BASED PROJECTSZigbee Based Home Automation Management
Zigbee Based Water Pump Control For Farmers, With Soil Moisture Tester And
Hi-Tech Security System For FARM, Solar Powered.
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Basis of projects• Microcontrollers
-8051 based
-AVR based
-Aurdiuno based
-Raspberri pi based
-ARM based
• Hardware design (ALU, Counter, FSM) based projects using FPGA
• Simulation based projects using MATLAB
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Useful links For Projects
• Electronicshub.com
• Circuitstoday.com
• Projectsof8051.com
• Microcontrollerlab.com
• Engineergarage.com
• Ablabsolution.com
• Atmel.com
• Flipkarma
For Research papers
• Researchgate
• IEEE
• Sciencedirect
• Scholar.google.com
• Academia.edu
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References:• http://bishalbhandari.blogspot.com/2013/05/engineering-
opportunities-in-nepal.html
• https://www.plancess.com/jee-mag/electronics-and-communication-engineering-career-scope-and-growth-prospects/
• http://agcas.org.uk/
• https://www.cgc.edu.in/future-scope-of-electronic-communication-engineers-in-india/
• https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-courses-in-electronics-and-communication-for-a-masters-in-Canada
• https://www.quora.com/What-will-be-the-scope-of-ECE-after-2020-in-India
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