Outline
Day 1
Introduction
• Radar Applications and Frequencies • Electromagnetic Wave Review/Polarization • Signal Detection and Thermal Noise • Probability Density Functions • Power and Energy • Basic Radar Waveform • Simplified Block Diagram of a Radar • Overview of Selected Radar Systems
Antenna Concepts and Terminology
• Basic Antenna Performance Properties and Terminology • Directivity and Gain • Antenna Trade Space (Gain, Area, Beamwidth) • Antenna Types (Dipoles, Patches and Apertures) • Radar Antenna Types (Brief Overview)
Basic Concepts Related to Radar Theory, Design and Principles of Operation
• The Radar Range Equation • Basic Radar Principles • Pulse Waveform • Range Unambiguous Radar • Unambiguous Pulsed-Doppler Radar (Blind Speed) • Pulse Doppler and MTI Radars (Overview)
Noise and the Search Radar Equations
• Noise and System Temperature • Detectability Factor (Introduction) • Radar Range Equation and SNR • The Search Radar Equation • Maximum Detection Range • Radar Losses (Introduction) • Pulse Compression (Introduction) • Radar Sizing Software
Day 2
Radar Cross Section, Clutter and Propagation
• Radar Cross Section (RCS) • Swerling Target Models • Clutter • Propagation Considerations
Detection Theory
• The Ideal Receiver • Noise and Signal Probability Density Functions • Detectability Factor • Integration • False Alarm Relationships
Phased Array Theory, Concepts and Performance
• Phased Array Architecture(Introduction) • Array Theory • Phased Array Trade Space: Element Count, Element Spacing, Array Beamwidth, Directivity and Gain, Beam Steering • Introduction to Digital Beam Forming and Time Delay • The Search Radar Range Equation • Computer Aided Phased Array Design • Planar Phased Array Examples
Radar Waveforms
• The Matched Filter • MTI and Pulsed Doppler Radars • Pulse Compression and Associated Waveforms
Day 3
Phased Arrays Part 2
• Phased Array Topics • Thinned Array • Subarrays • Errors • Measurement • Calibration • Phased Array Radar Hardware
Phased Array Search Radar Design
• Overview of Selected Multifunction Radars • Review of Important Topics • Radar Design Trade Space • Radar Design Example