ATI's Radar 101 - Fundamentals of Radar course

Summary: This concise one-day course is intended for those with only modest or no radar experience. It provides an overview with understanding of the physics behind radar, tools used in describing radar, the technology of radar at the subsystem level and concludes with a brief survey of recent accomplish-ments in various applications. Instructor: R. T. Hill: Course Outline: Introduction (1 hour) the general nature of radar: composition, block diagrams, photos types and functions of radar, typical characteristics The physics of radar (1 hour) electromagnetic waves and their vector representation the spectrum, bands used in radar scattering: target and clutter behavior, representations propagation: the effects of Earth's presence Radar theory, useful concepts and tools (1 hour) describing a radiated signal, "reasoning out" the radar range equation the statistical theory of detection, the probabilities involved the decibel, other basic but necessary tools used in radar work The subsystems of radar the transmitter (0.5 hour) types, technology (power supplies, modulators and rf devices surveyed; today's use of solid state devices) the antenna (1 hour) basic theory, how patterns are formed, gain, sidelobe concerns, weighting functions, "sum" and "difference" patterns; the phased array: theory and quick survey of types, components and challenges the receiver and signal processor (1 hour) the "front end": preamplification and conversion; signal processing (noncoherent and coherent processes - pulse compression and Doppler processing explained; the absolute necessity of Doppler processing in airborne radar) the control and interface apparatus (1 hour) radar automation reviewed, auto detect and track Today's accomplishments and concluding discussion (0.5 hour) Tuition: Tuition for this one-day course is $700 per person. Please call us at 410-956-8805 or send an email to ati@ATIcourses.com. Register Now Without Obligation