Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC6403 : Modern Radar Systems { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Lakshi Prosad Roy
Syllabus
MODULE-I: Introduction, Radar Basics, Radar Equation including its search and track forms, Displays, Receivers, Transmitters, Radar Antennas including Reflectors and Phased Array Antennas, [6 Hours]
MODULE-II: Radar Cross Section, Statistical Models for Noise and Target RCS, [5 Hours]
MODULE-III: General Characteristics of Clutter and Clutter Modelling, Clutter Reduction Techniques of Doppler and MTI, [11 Hours]
MODULE-IV: Radar Measurements, Pulse compression, Radar Tracking, Radar Detection and Target Classification, [8 Hours]
MODULE-V: Constant False Alarm Rate Detectors, DPCA and STAP. [5 Hours]
MODULE-VI: Types of Radar and Emerging Trends.. [3 Hours]
Course Objectives
- Radar techniques to know how target detection is possible in presence of clutter as well as noise.
- Target and clutter modelling for signal processing.
- Advanced digital signal processing for radar systems.
- Masters students will be able to know the operational principle of various radar systems and their present day signal processing advancements.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Able to carry out research and development of the RADAR systems design. <br />CO2: Become well aware on variety of RADAR systems, their application in diverge fields and survey on respective technology developments including the recent low cost RADARS. <br />CO3: Able to do in-depth analysis on technology variations in RADAR depending on the application and involvement of signal processing, ASIC and FPGA development issues. <br />CO4: Acquire improvise the knowledge on physical layer of communication systems, signal generation technology, matched filtering, detection and estimation, statistical approaches of signal processing through rigorous analysis of RADAR sub-systems. <br />CO5: Computer control of Modern RADARs including antenna beam steering, null placement, weather forecasting are attractive to industry applications as military, airport, mining and Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), etc.
Essential Reading
- M.A. Richards et al,, Principles of Modern Radar, Basic Principles Vol. 1,1st edition,, SciTech , 2010
- M. I. Skolnik, Radar Systems, 3rd edition, Tata McGraw Hill , 2008
Supplementary Reading
- Hamish Meikle, Modern Radar Systems, 2nd Edition, ARTECH House, Inc, , 2014
- Francois Le Chevalier, Principles of Radar and Sonar Signal Processing, Artech House , 2002