Introduction to Radar Systems
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Introduction to Radar Systems Introduction
Acknowledgement
Background on the Course
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What Means are Available for Lifting the Fog of War ?
What Means are Available for Lifting the Fog of War ?
Military Means of Sensing
Early Days of RadarChain Home Radar, Deployment Began 1936
Chain Home Radar System
Chain Home Transmit & Receive Antennas
Radar and “The Battle of Britain”
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RADARRAdio Detection And Ranging
Electromagnetic Waves
Properties of WavesRelationship Between Frequency and Wavelength
Properties of WavesPhase and Amplitude
Properties of WavesConstructive vs. Destructive Addition
Polarization
Radar Frequency Bands
IEEE Standard Radar Bands (Typical Use)
Radar Block Diagram
Radar Range Equation
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
What the #@!*% is a dB?
Pulsed RadarTerminology and Concepts
Pulsed RadarTerminology and Concepts
Brief Mathematical DigressionScientific Notation and Greek Prefixes
Radar Waveforms
Radar Waveforms (cont’d.)
Radar Range Measurement
Antenna Gain
Propagation Effects on Radar Performance
Radar Cross Section (RCS)
Signal ProcessingPulse Compression
Bandwidth
Why Bandwidth is Important
Detection of Signals in Noise
Coherent Integration
Doppler Effect
Doppler Shift Concept
Why Doppler is Important
Clutter Doppler Spectra
Radar Block Diagram
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Introduction to Radar Systems TutorialAgenda
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