Syllabus
Nature of Radar and Applications, Simple form of Radar Equation, Radar Block Diagram and Operation, Prediction of Range Performance, Minimum Detectable Signal, Radar Receivers, Transmitter Power, CW and Frequency Modulated Radar, MTI and Pulse Doppler Radar, Tracking Radar, Detection of Radar Signals in Noise, Airborne Radar, Space borne Radar, Synthesis aperture radar, SHAR and MST radar.
Text Books
Same as Reference
References
1. Introduction to Radar Systems, M.I. Skolnik, McGraw hill, 2000.
2. Radar Handbook, M.I. Skolnik, McGraw hill, 2nd edition, 1990.
3. Battacharya, Radar Systems and Radar Aids to Navigation, A.K. Sen and A.B. Khanna Publications, 1988
Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Understand the basic operation principle of radar and the link budget analysis for different parameters of the system through Radar range equation.
CO2: Learn the Doppler Effect and the concepts of continuous wave radars and the FM-CW radar.
CO3: Understand the operation of MTI radar and delay line cancellers.
CO4: Analyze the detection of radar signals in the presence of noise and to demonstrate the noise figure and radar receiver, Beam steering.
CO5: Implementation of simple SAR system