K.RAMAKRISHNAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SAMAYAPURAM, TRICHY-621 112.
VISION OF THE INSTITUTE
To achieve a prominent position among the top technical institutions
MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE
To bestow standard technical education par excellence through state of the art infrastructure, competent faculty and high ethical standards.
To nurture research and entrepreneurial skills among students in cutting edge technologies
To provide education for developing high quality professionals to transform the society.
DEPARTMENT OF ECE VISION
To be distinguished as a prominent program for Electronics and Communication Engineering Studies by preparing students for Industrial Competitiveness and Societal Challenges.
MISSION
M1. To equip the students with latest technical, analytical and practical knowledge
M2. To provide vibrant academic environment and Innovative Research
culture
M3. To provide opportunities for students to get Industrial Skills and
internships to meet out the challenges of the society.
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEO’S)
PEO1: Graduates will have expertise to provide solution for the Engineering problems in Industry, Government and other organizations where they are employed.
PEO2: Graduates will provide innovative ideas and management skills to enhance the standards of the society by individual and with team works through the acquired Engineering knowledge.
PEO3: Graduates will be successful professionals through lifelong learning and contribute to the society technically and professionally.
PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTPUTS (PSO’S):
PSO1: Students will qualify in National level Competitive Examinations for Employment and Higher studies.
PSO2: Students will have expertise in the design and development of Hardware and Software tools to solve complex Electronics and Communication Engineering problems in the domains like analog and digital electronics, embedded and communication systems.
CHAIRMAN
I am highly delighted to come to know that
the students of Electronics and Communication
Department have prepared a magazine for their
department. I always believe that the success of a
department lies in the cooperssation of the entire
team. As in the same case, success achieved here
due to the complete volunteer cooperation of the
ECE department students.
I appreciate the work of the students and I
feel happy to congratulate them.
Every success becomes grandeur only if it is
guided and regularly supported by a strong and
determined head ship. The head of the ECE
department stands by the same way, and constantly
supports, motivates the students and keenly watches
every step of the students. This has made all the
measures taken by the department, a grand success.
I strongly believe that the students are
engaged in proper education only if they gain
practical knowledge from all the subjects they study.
I have seen the ECE department to be best in
academics and discipline. I would feel very happy if
all my students are capable of doing a project of
their own. I wish you all success in the fore coming
years.
DIRECTOR
I appreciate the Department of ECE for conservative first rank in Anna university exams. The Head of the department, faculty members and all the students co-operate each other in academics, extra-curricular activities and co-curricular activities, which develop the skills of the students. They achieve in Paper Presentations and Project displays in other colleges, which will develop personal skills. I wish the department to grow strength to strength and the students to shine in all the works of life.
PRINCIPAL
Always students with high caliber join ECE department. ECE Head of the department is a Front-runner. She provides immediate response to any activity. The faculty members always work with positive sense and they have never showed any refusal or denial at any case. Students’ performance is very good in academics. Faculties exhibit excellent and consistent performance. All the works given to the department are done within the stipulated time. I suggest the students to realize their talents and perform well right from the beginning, so that they could reach better results and lead all the other departments effectively. If they follow this, you can be comfortable with your subjects during the time of placement. ECE department is good at placements as they have good basic knowledge. Your department is meant for definite wonders.
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
I am deeply thankful to the Board of management, Director, Principal, and the Heads of various departments, Faculty members for their consistent support and active involvement in motivational activities of our department. I extend my heart full thanks to the editorial committee members and students for their tired less effort towards releasing this magazine.
Choosing electronics field as profession needs challenging creative and extraordinary mind it gives me pleasure to lead such innovative students, who are the future experts of India.
Even i found myself studying a lot , gaining a lot only after taking my career in order to make my students to recognise all over the world . In earlier days machines make the work simple but with the advancements of electronics every process gets automated right from the consumer electronics to space research. Fabrication technology makes the circuit simple and compact. Recent trends in communication enable control of process in nook and corners of the world from the remote area.
Generally students have a mind set of learning from mother country and earning from foreign countries through the knowledge they gain from mother country. I strongly advice the students to expose the skills in the mother country to develop the nation.
My next focus is to make the students realise the importance of research and development in their interested domain. So i often dream of the of the revolution made by the students to make India a super nation in engineering. Let them shine and enlighten the path of others toward success.
The department started its regular academic course with an inaugural on July 2016, Dr. Chinmoy Saha, Department of Avionics, IIST, Department of Space, Government of India Inaugurated with a special technical speech on Satellite system and antennas
International Conference on Innovations in Engineering, Technology and Science (ICIETS’17) on 24th and 25th February 2017
2 days workshop on EMERGING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES & MICROWAVE DEVICES THROUGH CAD, form 09.09.2016 to 10.09.2016
2 days course on PCB Design by RAACTS, for 2nd years in
the month of December 2016.
Seminar on Space Sensors by Mrs.Geetha Sen, Scientist, Department of Avionics, ISRO, on 24.02.2017.
Lecture on Transmission Lines & Waveguides by Dr.R.Pandeeshwari, Assistant Professor, NITT, on 24.09.2016.
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AARTHI R
II-ECE-A
MEMS Technology
Magic Means Micro
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, or MEMS, is a technology that in its most general form can be defined as miniaturized mechanical and electro-mechanical elements that are made using the techniques of micro fabrication. The critical physical dimensions of MEMS devices can vary from well below one micron on the lower end of the dimensional spectrum, all the way to several millimeters. The term used to define MEMS varies in different parts of the world. In the United States they are predominantly called MEMS, while in some other parts of the world they are called “Microsystems Technology” or “Micro Machined Devices”. While the functional elements of MEMS are miniaturized structures, sensors, actuators, and microelectronics, the most notable elements are the micro sensors and micro actuators. Micro sensors and micro actuators are appropriately categorized as “transducers”, which are defined as devices that convert energy from one form to another. In the case of micro sensors, the device typically converts a measured mechanical signal into an electrical signal. The more complex levels of integration are the future trend of MEMS technology. The present state-of-the-art is more modest and usually involves a single discrete micro sensor, a single discrete micro actuator, a single micro sensor integrated with electronics, a multiplicity of essentially identical micro sensors integrated with electronics and a single micro actuator integrated with electronics. MEMS technology is sometimes cited as separate and distinct technology. In reality the distinction is not so clear-cut. The well-known Scanning Tunneling- Tip Microscope (STM) which is used to detect individual atoms and molecules on the nanometer scale is a MEMS device. Similarly the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) which is used to manipulate the placement and position of individual atoms and molecules on the surface of a substrate is a MEMS device as well. In fact, a variety of MEMS technologies is required in order to interface with the nano-scale domain. Thus the MEMS is a technology of encompassing highly miniaturized things that cannot be seen with the human eye. The common benefits afforded by this technology, include: increased information capabilities, miniaturization of systems, new materials resulting from new science at miniature dimensional scales, and increased functionality and autonomy for systems.ESWARAN S
II-ECE-A
When Signal Matters
Many electronic equipments these days are using opto-coupler in the circuit. An opto-coupler or optoisolator allows two circuits to exchange signals yet remain electrically isolated. The standard opto-coupler circuit configuration utilizes an LED and a photo-transistor; usually it is an NPN transistor. Opto-couplers are also fabricated in few modules like SCRs, photodiodes, TRIACs and other semiconductor switches as an incandescent lamp or other light source. This article briefs about an opto-coupler MOC3020.
Working principle of MOC3020:
The MOC3020 is designed for interfacing electronic controls and power TRIAC to control resistive and inductive loads for Vac operations. The principle used in opto-coupler is, MOC’s are promptly available in integrated circuit form and don’t require very complex circuitry to make them work. Simply give a small pulse at the right time to the LED in the package. The light produced by the LED activates the light sensitive properties of the DIAC and the power is switched on. The isolation between the low power and high power circuits in these optically connected devices is typically few thousand volts. The circuit is a typical circuit used for AC load control using microcontroller, external LED can be connected in series with MOC3020, to indicate a high level from micro controller to ensure that current flows in internal LED of the opto-coupler. The power lamp is activated by mains AC power supply and hence no external power supply is required. To switch the AC current to the lamp, we have to use an opto-coupled TRIAC, lamp and a DIAC. A TRIAC is an AC controlled switch. It has three terminals M1, M2 and gate. A TRIAC, lamp load and a supply voltage are connected in series. When power is on, at positive cycle the current flows through lamp, resistors, DIAC, and gate and reaches the supply and the lamp glows for that half cycle directly through the M2 and M1 terminal of the TRIAC. In negative half cycle the process repeats. Thus the lamp glows in both the cycles in a controlled manner depending upon the triggering pulses at the opto isolator. If this is applied to a motor instead of lamp, the power controls the speed of the motor.
Say Goodbye to Pills. Nano
Robots Can Cure
Nano robots will be able to repair damaged or diseased tissues. The circulatory system is the natural path for these devices and the nano robots will pass through the blood stream to the area of defect. They attach themselves to specific cells, such as cancer cells and report the position and structure of these tissues. A creative methodology in the use of these devices to fight cancer involves using silicon nano machines with a thin coating of gold and light in the near infrared spectrum. Light in the 700-1000 nanometer range will pass through the tissue and reaches the defective cell. When this infrared light strikes the particular type of nano robot, the device gets hot due to the oscillation of the metal’s electrons in response to the light. Using an MRI, the nano robot is specifically placed in the cancerous region, and then the light causes the devices to heat to 131 degrees Fahrenheit which destroys the cancerous cells but doesn’t damage surrounding tissues. This is the new technology, without any drawbacks. These nano robots can cure any disease without affecting any other cells or tissues. The future vision: Imagine going to the doctor to get treatment for a fever, instead of giving you a tablet the doctor implants a tiny robot into your bloodstream. The robot detects the cause of your fever, travels to the appropriate system and provides a dose of medicine directly to the infected area. This is going to happen in a few years of time from now. Each person is going to have a nano robot in his body which is going to monitor human body system. So the time arrives to enjoy with the robot within our self.
No Defence Without Talon
TALON is a powerful, lightweight, versatile robot designed for missions ranging from reconnaissance to weapons delivery. Its large, quick release cargo bay accommodates a variety of sensor payloads. Built with all weather, day/night and amphibious capabilities standard TALON can operate under the most adverse conditions to overcome almost any terrain. The suitcase portable robot is controlled through a two-way RF/F/O line from a portable or Wearable Operator Control Unit (OCU) that provides continuous data and video feedback for precise vehicle positioning. TALON payload and sensor include multiple cameras, a two stage arm, NBC sensors, radiation sensors, communication equipment. The TALON robot is used for bomb disposal. It is operated by radio frequency and equipped with four video cameras. The TALON began helping with military operations in Bosnia in 2000. TALON robots had been used in about 20,000 missions in Iran and Iraq. Soldiers operate the swords by remote control from up to 1,000 meters away.
---“Skyrmions” For Data Storage”
Researchers in Germany have used skyrmion tiny magnetic vortices that can be imagined as two dimensional knots in which the magnetic moment rotates about 3600 degrees within a plane for the first time to store data. This technology could be used to create hard disk with higher densities and faster data transfer speeds.
What Are Skyrmions?
Skyrmions that consist of a small number of atoms were first identified about 80 years ago and have been the object of intensive research in recent years. They are named after a British particle Physicist, Tony Skyrme. This meant the existence or non-existence of a skyrmion could be assigned the digital bit states “1” and “0”, the basis for information technology.
In a Gist:
In their experiment, the researchers used a two atomic layer thick film of palladium and iron on an iridium crystal. They observed the skyrmions, with a diameter of a few nanometers, with a scanning tunneling microscope. The skyrmions were then manipulated with a small spin polarized current from the tip of the microscope. The research team has demonstrated the feasibility of skyrmions in data storage. This new technology can also be introduced in computers, tablets and smart phones
KAVYA S
IV-ECE-B
Organic Solar Cell
New Light on
Sustainability
In an impressive feat of engineering,
scientists in Denmark have devised a rapid, scalable
and industrially viable way to manufacture large
sheets of flexible organic tandem solar cells. Their
successful application of roll-to-roll processing is a
significant achievement for this emerging renewable
technology. An Organic PhotoVoltaic(OPV) solar
cell is a polymer-based thin film solar cell. OPV
solar cells have been the focus of much research as
they are lightweight, flexible, inexpensive, highly
tuneable and potentially disposable. They are also
unparalleled in the number of times that they can
pay back the energy used in their manufacture. In
the quest to improve the efficiency of OPVs, which,
in addition to operational lifetime, is currently their
key limitation, various new materials, processing
methods and device architectures have been
thoroughly investigated. Among these is the tandem
cell, where multiple junctions are stacked upon one
another. This can increase the efficiency of the cell
by not only increasing the number of junctions, but,
along with careful selection of complementary
materials, can make it possible to harvest photons
from a broader region of the spectrum. However,
this more complicated architecture renders their
manufacture
significantly
more
challenging.
Frederik Krebs and his research team at the
Technical University of Denmark are specialists in
renewable energy technologies, particularly OPVs.
For the first time they have demonstrated the
successful roll-to-roll manufacture of tandem OPV
modules, each comprised of a stack of 14 discrete
layers, which are rapidly printed, coated or
deposited one on top of another by a machine
reminiscent of a printing press. The experiment was
carried out in simple conditions and is extremely
fast, with a single solar cell module being printed
onto blank foil each second. Most importantly, the
process is relatively cheap and completely scalable,
with a high technical yield. ‘If I have made a
kilometre of solar cells, then I am not interested if
one module has an efficiency of 10% and the rest
are 2% – I think what is important is what you can
make for the public,’ says Krebs. ‘I am
the guy that makes a lot of it and tries to look for the
average and what is practical, and then there are the
other guys that look at what is obtainable.
Everybody has their role to play and hopefully we
will meet some day, probably somewhere in the
middle.’ ‘The performance from these fabricated
devices has a long way to go to achieve commercial
viability,’ states Seth Darling, an expert in solar
energy conversion at Argonne National Laboratory,
US, ‘but this work clearly shows that the process
itself is feasible and has the potential for genuine
market impact.’ The future direction of this research
now lies in materials development, and in the
optimisation of each layer for the manufacturing
process.
SHIVAGAMI V
IV-ECE-A
A TO R ADVICE TO
MY DEAREST
FRIENDS
Amplitude – Always be honest
Bias – Be there when they need you
Cathode – Cheer them and give them encouragement
Diode – Don‘t look for their mistakes, go ahead
Electronics – Encourage their dreams, what would be
without them?
Field – Forgive them though they are wrong sometimes
Gate – Get together to make any discussion
Harmonic – Have faith in them
Inductance – Ignore all their mistakes
JFET – Join together and give support
Kmap – Keep in touch till they live
Latch – Love them always
Microprocessor – Make them feel special
Nyquist – Never forget them
O p-amp – Open free to offer help
Potentiometer – Praise them honestly and openly
Q –point – Quietly discharge when they are angry
Resistor – Really listen to their words; make your ears
free to them
