Course detail

Fundamentals of TV Technology

FEKT-CZTVAcad. year: 2009/2010

Basic principles of TV transmission. Structure and properties of video-signal, in the time and frequency areas. TV standards.TV colorimetry.
Camera tubes and CCD sensors, TV colour cameras. Colour picture tubes, monolithic flat displays and projection systems. Magnetic and optical recording of video-signals. Analogue composite colour TV standards. TV standards PALplus, MAC. Distribution of the TV signals. A/D conversion of video-signals. European standard of DVB. TV receivers - block structure.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Václav Říčný, CSc.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students shall be acquired knowledges about the methods and technical devices for scanning, monitoring, recording of the video-signals, about the world's TV standards, analogue composite coulour systems and about the TV receivers block structures

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Evaluation by the points according to the FECT BTU rules (max. 100 points)

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Acquirement of the knowledges about the methods and technical devices for scanning, monitoring, recording of the video-signals, TV standards, coulour composite TV systems, distribution of TV signals and about the block struktures of TV receivers

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

[1] BOVIK, A. Handbook of Image and Video Processing. Second Edition. USA: Elsevier, 2005. 1372 pp. ISBN 0-12-119792-1. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-BC Bachelor's

    branch BC-EST , 3. year of study, winter semester, optional specialized
    branch BC-TLI , 3. year of study, winter semester, optional interdisciplinary

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Václav Říčný, CSc.

Syllabus

1.Basic principles of the TV transmission - scanning of image, structure and properties of video-signals in time and frequency areas.
2.World's TV standards. Composite video-signal. TV signal.
3.Distortions of the video-signals and their corrections.
4.Basic of TV colorimetry
5.Scanning of video signals - camera tubes, monolithic image sensors CCD, TV colour cameras.
6.Colour picture tubes and monolithic flat displays, projection systems.
7.Record of video-signals - types, principles and standards of the magnetic and optic video- signals.
8.Composite analogue TV colour standard NTSC.
9.Composite analogue TV colour standards PAL,SECAM.
10.Distribution of TV signals. TV transmitters.
11.D/A conversion of video-signal. European standard of DVB.
12.TV receivers (a).
13.TV receivers (b).

Laboratory exercise

22 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Václav Říčný, CSc.

Syllabus

1.Specification of special measurig devices in laboratory of TV technology. Comment of laboratory exercise 1 - 8 (2 hours).
2.Measurement of viedo amplifier parameters (2 hours).
3.Measurement of composite colour video-signals (2 hours).
4.Measurement of TV amplitude modulator (2 hours).
5.Measurement of CATV signals (2 hours).
6.Measurement of composite signals (NTSC, PAL) by vectorscope (2 hours).
7.Measurement of TV receiver parameters (2 hours).
8.Measurement of the output stage of line scanning(2 hours].
9.Measurement of the digital TV DVB-S reception parameters (2 hours).
10.Demonstration of reception and transmission of standard DVB-T signal (2 hours).
11.Reserve excercise, credit (2 hours).

The other activities

4 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Václav Říčný, CSc.

Syllabus

Two optional test and entering of optional homeworks(4 hours)