Introduction to Radar and Electromagnetic Sensing

(3-0-0-3)

CMPE Degree: This course is Elective for the CMPE degree.

EE Degree: This course is Elective for the EE degree.

Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.

Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): Electromagnetics

Course Coordinator: Morris B Cohen

Prerequisites: ECE 3025

Corequisites: None.

Catalog Description

Radar transmission, scattering, detection. Air traffic control, meteorological, others. Signal processing, doppler shifts, tracking, estimation, rain and clutter, atmospheric propagation, antennas. Remote sensing, LIDAR, SONAR.

Textbook(s)

Introduction to Radar Systems

Course Outcomes

  1. Distinguish between different types of radars for different applications
  2. Analyze the building blocks to modern radars, including antennas, transmission schemes, atmospheric and ionospheric propagation, signal detection, estimation, tracking, noise and clutter reduction
  3. Identify the tradeoffs that underly radar design and implementation
  4. Analyze an existing radar system, synthesize the information and explain to an audience
  5. Describe several application areas of radars for remote sensing

Student Outcomes

In the parentheses for each Student Outcome:
"P" for primary indicates the outcome is a major focus of the entire course.
“M” for moderate indicates the outcome is the focus of at least one component of the course, but not majority of course material.
“LN” for “little to none” indicates that the course does not contribute significantly to this outcome.

1. ( P ) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

2. ( LN ) An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

3. ( M ) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences

4. ( LN ) An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

5. ( M ) An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives

6. ( P ) An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions

7. ( M ) An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)

Not Applicable

Course Objectives

Topical Outline

Introduction - Historical Perspective
Radar Equation
Detection in noisy data
Radar cross section
Pulsed radars
Probability Density Function
Ranging
Detecting Moving Objects
Doppler effect
Delay lines
Pulse Doppler radars
Velocity and range estimation
Tracking single and multiple objects
Clutter
Ground and sea clutter
Rain and weather clutter
Bird and insect clutter
Atmospheric electromagnetic effects
Maxwell’s equations, wave propagation and power
Atmospheric reflection and refraction
Ionospheric reflection
Radar antennas
Conventional
Phased array
Special types of radars
Synthetic aperture radar
Over-the-horizon radar
SONAR
LIDAR