ELEC 470: Report Presentation Topics, Spring 2004

The topics for Special Topic Reports are as follows, as of March 30, 2004.

The students and topics are listed in the order that I received their topic selection.

Students in red should choose a new topic as soon as possible!

• Billy Crawford: Global Positioning System (GPS)

• Tom Goodman and Anthony Curtis:
  Digital compression techniques (e.g. mp3, mpeg, dvd, etc.)

• Ahmad Hassan and Kathe Woodside:
  Highspeed Modems and DSL

• Kevin Turner:
  HDTV and digital TV broadcasting; standardization, implementation costs, advantages, comparison with analog TV.

• Charlie Ryland and Robert Warner:
  Cassette tapes for audio recording

• Franklin Gibboney and Jordan Rice:
  Digital encryption (for security)

• Matt Sharp: Wireless MIMO, space-time codes

• Sam Reier:
  Wireless communication with multiple antennas, beamforming

• Ig An and Christian Ottesen:
  History of Electrical Communication

• Brian Strojny: GPS

• Darwin Flores: Satellite communication

• Jim Ritter and Eric Ehrbar:
  Ultra-wide Band Communications (UWB)

• Christian Stebbins:
  Early wireless communication, the Marconi wireless telegraph