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Electrical & Computer Engineering Research

The discipline of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at JCU undertakes research in the major streams of Electrical and Computer Engineering including Power Systems, Communications, Digital Signal Processing, Electronics, Computer Networks and Engineering Education. Many research areas are specifically related to JCU's tropical location, for example: the effect of Tropical rain on satellite communications using a DSP controlled receiver, microwaves for control of cutting blade height on sugar cane harvesters, electrical material properties of Australian essential oils, remote and renewable electrical power supply systems, communication using SWER lines, acoustic tracking of underwater mammals and high capacity radio links for communication on the Great Barrier Reef. An increasing number of these projects involve collaboration with local industries and research organizations including Ergon Energy and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).

 

Key areas of research and consultancy include:

 Researcher/Consultant
   
Environmental Monitoring including:
 		 
  • propagation of radio waves – surface ducting over tropical waters
Dr Graham Woods
  • microwave systems - distance measurement in hazardous situations;
Dr Graham Woods
A/Prof Keith Kikkert
  • RF electronics – satellite receivers and radiometers, mobile radio RF electronic design, linear power amplifiers, beacon receiver
 A/Prof Keith Kikkert
  • Digital Signal processing applications in communications systems, including mobile radio, industrial applications and measurements and land mine detection.
 A/Prof Keith Kikkert
Dr Owen Kenny
  • digital Networks & Ad Hoc Radio networks
Mr John Wicking
  • environmental monitoring – remote measurements
 Mr Phil Turner
  • process control – industrial applications, robust control, robotics
 Mr Peter Grabau
  • automatic speech recognition biomedical signal processing; identification of system biomedical parameters in noise
Dr Owen Kenny
A/Prof Keith Kikkert
  • digital filter design – novel filter topologies
 A/Prof Keith Kikkert
  • real-time control applications in industrial and environmental monitoring systems
 Mr John Wicking
Mr Peter Grabau
  • embedded systems design
Mr Peter Grabau
  • applications of CPLDs and FPGAs in communication systems
 A/Prof Keith Kikkert
  • automatic acoustic tracking of mammals
 Dr Owen Kenny
A/Prof Keith Kikkert
  • digital filter design – novel filter topologies
 A/Prof Keith Kikkert
  • real-time control applications in industrial and environmental monitoring systems
 Mr John Wicking
Mr Peter Grabau
  • embedded systems design
Mr Peter Grabau
  • applications of CPLDs and FPGAs in communication systems
 A/Prof Keith Kikkert
   
Power supply systems in tropical areas including:  
  • power systems analysis; distributed generation; remote power supply design
 Dr Octavian Dranga
  • low voltage DC domestic power distribution
Dr Octavian Dranga
  • communication via SWER lines
A/Prof Keith Kikkert
  • domestic level monitoring and control of electric energy usage
Dr Graham Woods
   
Properties of Electrical Materials including:  
  • Microwave Techniques - Properties of superconductors and dielectrics, superconducting filters for mobile radio
Dr Mohan Jacob
  • Microwave Characterisation of Materials - Superconductors and Dielectric materials - thin films, substrates and bulk materials
Dr Mohan Jacob
  • Fabrication of Polymer Thin Films - Plasma Polymerisation technique
Dr Mohan Jacob
  • Microwave and RF Heating - material processing and reduction in losses
Dr Mohan Jacob
  • Microwave Filters - Design and Fabrication of Superconducting and Conventional narrow band bandpass and bandstop filters
Dr Mohan Jacob
  • Organic Electronic Components
Dr Mohan Jacob

 

Further information:

Dr Graham Woods
School of Engineering
James Cook University
Telephone: 61-7 4781 4219
Fax: 61-7 4781 5177
Email: graham.woods@jcu.edu.au