Subject 'Surveillance I'

Year:   2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    

To enable the students to learn the basics of the most commonly used surveillance radar systems in order to acquire knowledge about the principles of radar operation.

After the completion of the course the students will:
1. understand the operation of radars;
2. know about the common parameters of radars;
3. recognize and differentiate between the radar antennas;
4. know the major modes of radar signals processing;
5. be able to perform the spectral analysis of radar signals;
6. be able to perform decibel calculations;
7. be able to comprehend and use the radar range equation.

The course delves into the following topics: radar fundamentals and radar functioning; radar range equation; automatic target recognition; the Doppler Effect; spread spectrum radar applications; radar signal processing; impulse compression; classification of radar systems; continuous wave radar and impulse radar + their operating principles; radar structures (structural schemes)and technical parameters of radars (radar beacons); modern radars and radar genealogy; primary and secondary radars; some commonly used radar antennas and their operational principles; determination of radar potentials.

2019: ATS*  CNS/TECH  

2018: ATS*  CNS  CNS/TECH  

2017: ATS*  CNS  

2016: ATS*  CNS  

2015: ATS*  CNS  

* Optional subject