Electrical engineering
Computer engineering deals with the design of computers and computer systems. This may involve the design of new hardware, the design of PDAs or the use of computers to control an industrial plant. Computer engineers may also work on a system's software. However, the design of complex software systems is often the domain of software engineering, which is usually considered a separate discipline. Desktop computers represent a tiny fraction of the devices a computer engineer might work on, as computer-like architectures are now found in a range of devices including video game consoles and DVD players.
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Related disciplines
Mechatronics is an engineering discipline which deals with the convergence of electrical and mechanical systems. Such combined systems are known as electromechanical systems and have widespread adoption. Examples include automated manufacturing systems, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems and various subsystems of aircraft and automobiles.
The term mechatronics is typically used to refer to macroscopic systems but futurists have predicted the emergence of very small electromechanical devices. Already such small devices, known as micro electromechanical systems (MEMS), are used in automobiles to tell airbags when to deploy, in digital projectors to create sharper images and in inkjet printers to create nozzles for high definition printing. In the future it is hoped the devices will help build tiny implantable medical devices and improve optical communication.[30]
Biomedical engineering is another related discipline, concerned with the design of medical equipment. This includes fixed equipment such as ventilators, MRI scanners and electrocardiograph monitors as well as mobile equipment such as cochlear implants, artificial pacemakers and artificial hearts.
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See also
- Analog signal processing
- Battery charger
- Computer engineering
- Electronic design automation
- Electric motor
- Electric vehicle
- Electronic engineering
- IEEE
- Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
- List of electrical engineering topics (alphabetical)
- List of electrical engineering topics (thematic)
- List of electrical engineers
- Muntzing
- Net metering
- Plug-in hybrid
- V2G
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Notes
- Note I - There are around 366,000 people working as electrical engineers in the United States constituting 0.25% of the labour force (2002).[1] In Australia, there are around 24,000 constituting 0.23% of the labour force (2005) and in Canada, there are around 34,600 constituting 0.21% of the labour force (2001). Australia and Canada also report that 96% and 89% of their electrical engineers respectively are male.[2][3]
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External links
- IEEE Virtual Museum A virtual museum that illustrates many of the basic electrical engineering and electricity concepts through examples, figures, and interviews.
- MIT OpenCourseWare In-depth look at Electrical Engineering with online courses featuring video lectures.
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