Personal computer support for teaching analog filter analysis and design

Author

Wilamowski, Bogdan M. ; Legowski, Stanislaw F. ; Steadman, John W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Wyoming Univ., Laramie, WY, USA

Volume

35

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

11/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

351

Lastpage

361

Abstract

A computer-aided design (CAD) program for analog filter synthesis, FILTER, which enhances the effectiveness of teaching analog filter analysis and design, is described. Initially, FILTER was developed to support related courses in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Wyoming, but eventually its scope went beyond that intent. This program very effectively fills the gap between textbooks, and professional programs, which are not designed for educational use. Essential features of an educational computer program in this field are considered and these requirements are fulfilled in FILTER. The paper can serve as a guide for the reader to launch FILTER and browse through it for the first time with almost no effort

Keywords

analogue circuits; circuit CAD; educational computing; filters; microcomputer applications; teaching; CAD; FILTER; University of Wyoming; analog filter analysis; analog filter synthesis; computer-aided design; educational computer program; teaching; Band pass filters; Chebyshev approximation; Circuits; Delay; Design automation; Education; Microcomputers; Monte Carlo methods; Polynomials; Process design;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.168710

Filename

168710