Course curriculum

  • 1

    Unit-1

    • Introduction

    • Maximum Unambiguous Range

    • Simple radar range equation and modified radar range equation

    • Radar Block Diagram and Operation, Radar Frequencies and Applications

    • Prediction of Range Performance, Minimum Detectable Signal

    • Receiver Noise and SNR

    • probability of detection and False Alarm,

    • Integration of Radar Pulses

    • Radar Cross Section of Targets, creeping wave

    • Transmitter Power, PRF and Range Ambiguities, System Losses
  • 2

    UNIT-2

    • CW and Frequency Modulated Radar : Doppler Effect,

    • CW Radar – Block Diagram,

    • Isolation between Transmitter and Receiver,IF Receiver

    • Non-zero IF Receiver

    • Receiver Bandwidth Requirements, Applications of CW radar.

    • FM-CW Radar: Range and Doppler Measurement, Block Diagram and Characteristics,

    • FM-CW altimeter, Multiple Frequency CW Radar.
  • 3

    UNIT-3

    • Introduction, Principle, MTI Radar with - Power Amplifier Transmitter and Power Oscillator Transmitter

    • Delay Line Cancellers – Filter Characteristics, Blind Speeds, Double Cancellation,

    • Double Cancellation, And Staggered PRFs. Range Gated Doppler Filters, MTI Radar Parameters, Limitations to MTI Performance,MTI versus Pulse Doppler radar
  • 4

    UNIT-4

    • Tracking Radar: Tracking with Radar

    • Sequential Lobing

    • Conical Scan

    • Mono pulse Tracking Radar

    • Mono pulse Tracking Radar-2

    • Amplitude Comparison Mono pulse for one coordinate

    • Amplitude Comparison Mono pulse for two coordinate

    • Phase Comparison Mono pulse, Tracking in Range,
  • 5

    UNIT-5

    • Detection of Radar Signals in Noise : Introduction, Matched Filter Receiver – Response Characteristics and Derivation, Correlation detection and Cross-correlation Receiver,

    • Efficiency of Non-matched Filters, Matched Filter with Non-white Noise, Noise Figure and Noise Temperature.

    • RADAR RECEIVERS: Noise Figure and Noise Temperature,

    • Displays – types. Duplexers – Branch type and Balanced type, Circulators as Duplexers.

    • Introduction to Phased Array Antennas – Basic Concepts, Radiation Pattern, Beam Steering and Beam Width changes, Series versus Parallel Feeds, Applications, Advantages and Limitations.