Radar design
Discover how the diverse subsystems of radar contribute to the total functioning of the complicated system and see the effect of design choices on the performance and structure of the system.
Characteristics and design effects in radar systems
Today radar is entering many more new domains of application than the traditional ones of military and civil traffic control, such as weather and climate research, agriculture, water surface pollution, automotive and security systems. Actually too large a diversity of applications to list and discuss all of them.
The course aims at providing understanding on the operation of the various subsystems and how each of them affects the behaviour of the integrated system. You will also learn how the various parameters of radar and its design impact the performance in terms of detection range, accuracies, robustness, etc.
The thread in the course is the case study of the design of a real radar system, in which all the various topics will be discussed in a proper context. Besides the theoretical parts and case studies, there are demonstrations of (small) operating radar systems and excursions to measurement set-ups of radars or antennas.
Insight into systems and the effects of radar design
The course:
- Offers the basic principles of radar
- Discusses the function blocks of radar systems
- Gives insight in the connection between physical, technological and scientific aspects affecting the expected properties of radar systems
- Describes the physical phenomena affecting the propagation and reflection of radio waves
- Discusses the detection process of radar systems; the effective radar cross section of objects and its scintillation, the effect on the detection probabilities and possibilities for improvement
- Handles the more technological issues, such as transmitters, receivers, antennas, signal processing and radars with active and passive phased array antennas
- Elaborates on the principles of imaging radar in remote sensing (Synthetic Aperture Radar – SAR, detecting with SAR and Inverse SAR)
Intended for
Engineers (academics or higher professional education) involved in the purchase, use or design of radar on system level.
The course will be presented in English.
Course leader
em. prof. ir. Piet van Genderen
This course is rated with an average of
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Why PAOTM
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The latest post-academic knowledge and skills
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Focused on questions that arise in a technical environment
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Top teachers from science, research and business
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Program
For an in-company course, the program is determined in consultation. Below you'll find a basic program.
- Entry & Registration
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Welcome & Basics
- Welcome, who is who, learning objectives
- Basic concepts (function block diagram; frequency bands; radar range equation; Doppler) - Lunch
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Principles of detection
Radar Cross Section; method of detection; integration of echo pulses.
- Questions & Closing Day 1
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Effects of the natural operating environment
Clutter from the ground, precipitation; propagation effects;
detection against such background - Lunch
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Front end technology
Transmitters; matched filter receivers; software defined receivers
- Questions & Closing Day 2
- Antennas
- Monopulse angle measurement
- Lunch
- Accuracy and classification of objects; tracking of objects
- Questions & Closing Day 3
- Effects of the natural operating environment + Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave radar
- Demo, excursion or mini-practical workshop (T.B.D.)
- Lunch
- Design of Electronically Scanned Arrays (phased array radar)+Revisiting system sensitivity limitations
- Questions & Closing Day 4
- Design of a radar compliant with the set of requirements imposed in the Case Study
- Short range Radar (Vessel Traffic Monitoring)
- Lunch
- Short range radar (automotive radar; imaging security radar)
- Questions & Closing Day 5
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Synthetic Aperture Radar for remote sensing
(principles of operation; airborne, space borne; climate research)
- Lunch
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Synthetic Aperture Radar for remote sensing -Part 2
(principles of operation; airborne, space borne; climate research)
- Questions & Closing Day 6
Course leader
em. prof. ir. Piet van Genderen
This course is rated with an average of
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Dates and locations
This course is only offered in-company, so there are no scheduled dates. Contact the program manager to discuss the options for your organization.
Investment
An in-company course is determined in consultation. Contact the program manager for a quote.
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In-company
Are several employees interested in the same course, do you want to enrich knowledge with the entire team or focus on your own practice? Then an in-company course could be interesting. We are happy to think along with you about the possibilities. PAOTM has extensive experience in organizing in-company courses in many technical fields for a wide range of companies. You can choose to have an existing course organized in-company for multiple employees. However, if you have a specific organizational or departmental issue, we can also design a unique course. For every customized request, we search our network at universities, knowledge institutes and the business community for the right teachers who can provide your team with the desired knowledge. We then put together a course based on your training needs, learning needs and organizational goals.
Curious about the possibilities? Contact one of our program managers or complete the form below. We are happy to make you a suitable offer.
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