Study of the fundamentals of fluid flows. Application to pipe flow and flow over immersed bodies.

This Curricular Unit aims to develop fundamental skills in measuring quantities and signals of current interest in the various fields of engineering and in conceiving and designing electrical and electronic devices and equipment for measurement and instrumentation.

Thus faced with a problem of measuring an electric or non electric quantity, the student should be able to select, define and evaluate themeasurement method and the most appropriate components, equipments, procedures and programs, as well as to design the respective measurement chain or instrumentation system.

It is also intended that the activity performed by students under this course promotes knowledge of business and professional activity in Electrical Engineering in the field of Measurement, Instrumentation and Sensors.

The unit has two key learning objectives:

• Make known the theoretical and practical aspects of the analysis and synthesis of digital systems (combinational and sequential).
• Equip students with skills to design and handle embedded systems based on microprocessors in general, and on ESP32 Pico Kit development board in particular.

To give the fundamentals of electronic design in telecommunications including RF and Microwave, with a practical perspective through the realization of laboratory electronic projects.

This course aims to endow students with technological knowledge and design methodologies to build complex custom digital systems, targeting microelectronic technologies (application specific integrated circuits - ASIC and reconfigurable digital systems - FPGA). The activity developed in the course is focused on building abstract models of digital systems using industrial hardware description languages (Verilog HDL), perform model verification by logic simulation and synthesise from RTL descriptions, exploiting a strong laboratory activity around practical projects targeting FPGA platforms.

This course aims to introduce the student to the fundamental concepts of electromagnetic radiation, which are necessary for understanding how antennae function. Covered will be the basic principles of antennae, their most important characteristics, with a particular emphasis of filiform antennae and of the grouping of antennae (arrays).
In the final part of the semester will be covered the  wave propagation, in free space, between antennae. 
During the semester usage will be made of antenna simulation software. Additionally, antennae signal measurements will be taken in an anechoic chamber.

This course aims to equip students with the knowledge necessary for mastery of basic concepts, methods, techniques and tools for the identification, analysis and design of systems: - Acquisition of signals from the continuous domain to the digital domain, - Signal processing in the digital domain and - Translating the signals output to the continuous domain or other domains according to the application in question.

To provide fundamental principles on Biomaterials Science and Engineering and state of the art knowledge on biomaterials development, in particular for the most relevant medical applications. Since the interaction between biomaterials and tissues is a critical aspect in the performance of biomaterials, the course will cover several of its facets, including the dialogue with the microenvironment and its cellular and extracellular components. The new generation biomaterials designed at the molecular level, using nanotechnology approaches, will be also covered in depth. Their application in regenerative medicine will also be highlighted.

To give the student the generic concepts of fibre optic transmission systems discussing the principles of optoelectronics and fibre optics operation, with a practical perspective through the realization of laboratory projects.

The objective of this curricular unit is the acquisition of basic knowledge in Physics relevant for the activities involved in the operation, maintenance or investigation with the equipment used in Medical Imaging. This knowledge includes basic Physics principles and the basic aspects of the engineering of the imaging equipments.

Provide the students with the ability to develop embedded systems subject to real-time constraints using, when appropriate, real-time operating systems.

The curricular unit Renewable Energies I aims to prepare students to select, acquire, operate and develop technologies and solutions in the field of Renewable Energies.
The subjects studied in this UC are: a) energy and solar radiation; b) solar thermal collectors; c) solar power concentrators; d) solar thermolysis; e) electrochemistry; f) fuel cells; g) electrolysis; h) electroreduction of CO2; i) batteries; j) photoelectrochemistry; k) photovoltaic cells; and m) photoelectrochemical cells.

Study of technologies and methodologies relevant to the design of specific telecommunications systems, including optical, wireless access systems, satellite systems, radar systems and their applications. Presentation of key terms, concepts, principles and architectural models with a view to the design and implementation of these systems.

Objectives: Empower students with the competences required to design, implemet, and test microcontroller based systems making use of standard communication and testing technologies.