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Lahore University of Management Sciences: EE539 - Radar Systems

This document provides information about the Radar Systems course EE539 being offered at Lahore University of Management Sciences during the Fall 2017-18 semester. The 3 credit hour course will be taught over 2 lectures per week and introduce students to basic radar principles and microwave systems. Topics covered will include radar equations, propagation effects, antennas, transmitters, receivers, detection of targets, and mitigation of clutter. The course objectives are for students to learn fundamentals of radar systems, analyze and design radar systems, and develop skills applicable to receiver and transmitter architectures. Student performance will be evaluated through homework, quizzes, a midterm exam, final exam, and a group project.

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Lahore University of Management Sciences: EE539 - Radar Systems

This document provides information about the Radar Systems course EE539 being offered at Lahore University of Management Sciences during the Fall 2017-18 semester. The 3 credit hour course will be taught over 2 lectures per week and introduce students to basic radar principles and microwave systems. Topics covered will include radar equations, propagation effects, antennas, transmitters, receivers, detection of targets, and mitigation of clutter. The course objectives are for students to learn fundamentals of radar systems, analyze and design radar systems, and develop skills applicable to receiver and transmitter architectures. Student performance will be evaluated through homework, quizzes, a midterm exam, final exam, and a group project.

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Lahore University of Management Sciences

EE539 – Radar Systems


Fall 2017 – 18

Instructor Wasif Tanveer Khan


Room No. L301, 9-231A
Office Hours TBA
Email [email protected]
Telephone 8471
TA
TA Office Hours TBA
Course URL (if any)

Course Basics
Credit Hours 3
Lecture(s) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week 2 Duration 75 minutes each
Recitation (per week) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Week 0 Duration N/A

Course Distribution
Core N
Elective Y
Open for Student Category Electrical Engineering
Close for Student Category

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will introduce you to basic radar principles and microwave systems. You will be familiarized with critical topics such as
receiver sensitivity, dynamic range, jamming, and communication links.

The emphasis will be placed on airborne radars currently in service in applications ranging from long-range surveillance to
environmental monitoring.

The set of lectures start with an introductory description of basic radar concepts and terms. The radar equation needed for the
basic understanding of radar will be discussed, along with several examples of its use in radar system design. Radar propagation
issues, such as attenuation, multipath effects and ducting, are described. The concept of radar cross-section, waveform design,
antennas, transmitter and receiver characteristics and the detection of radar signals in the presence of noise are presented. Some
radars are required to detect small targets in the presence of much larger radar echoes from sea or land "clutter" in the radar's
coverage. The characteristics of this "clutter" are discussed, along with moving target indicator (MTI) and Pulse Doppler
techniques for mitigating the negative effects of "clutter." The course continues with lectures covering target tracking and target
parameter estimation. Radar transmitters and receivers will also be briefly discussed. If time permits advanced Concepts such as
MIMO Radar and recent developments will be briefly discussed.

COURSE PREREQUISITE(S)

 EE242  Electricity and magnetism (May be waived through Instructor’s permission)

COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To introduce the students to the fundamentals of radar systems.
2. Study radar receiver and transmitter architectures
3. Develop skills needed for analysis and design of Radar Systems

Course Learning Outcomes


EE340: The students should be able to:

CLO1: Develop basic understanding of radar operating principles


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CLO2: Develop an ability to apply the knowledge of electronically scanned array antennas for their
design.

CLO3: Develop a complete understanding of radar equation and pulsed and CW based radar
operation including Doppler radar sensing and digital filtering

CLO4: Perform a basic Radar Receiver and Transmitter Design


CLO5: Perform Radar System Design and analysis in the presence of noise such as echoes from sea
or land "clutter".
CLO6: Apply the knowledge by working as a group to complete a design project
Relation to EE Program Outcomes
EE-352 CLOs Related PLOs Levels of learning Teaching Methods CLO Attainment checked in
CLO1 PLO1 Cog 3 Instruction, Tutorial, Assignments Midterm, Final
CLO2 PLO2 Cog 4 Instruction, Tutorial, Assignments Midterm, Final
CLO3 PLO2 Cog 3 Instruction, Tutorial, Assignments Midterm, Final
CLO4 PLO3 Cog 5 Instruction, Tutorial, Assignments Midterm, Final
CLO5 PLO2 Cog 5 Instruction, Tutorial, Assignments Final
CLO6 PLO5 Psycho 3 Instruction, Labs Lab Reports + Project

Grading Breakup and Policy


Assignment(s):
Home Work/Research Papers:  15%
Quiz(s): 4-5  15%
Class Participation: N/A
Attendance: N/A
Project: 15%
Midterm Examination: 01  25%
Final Examination: Comprehensive  30%

Examination Detail
Yes/No: Yes
Combine/Separate: Combined
Midterm
Duration: 03 hrs
Exam Preferred Date: During Mid-week
Exam Specifications: Closed book, One formula sheet allowed, calculators
Yes/No: Yes
Combine/Separate: Combined
Final Exam Duration: 03 hrs
Exam Specifications: Closed book, one formula sheet allowed, calculators

Lecture Topics
1. Introduction to Radar systems and Basic Concepts
2. Basic Concepts/Approaches to implementation/Representative Applications
3. Radio Waves and Alternating Current Signals/Propagation Effects
4. A nonmathematical Approach to radar /Basic Math for Radar
5. Choice of Radio Frequency/Directivity and The antenna Beam
6. Electronically Scanned Array Radar
7. Pulsed Operation
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8. Detection Range/The Range Equation: What it does and doesn’t tell us
9. Radar Receiver and Digitization
10. Measuring Range and Resolving in Range
11. Pulsed Compression and High Resolution Radar
12. Frequency Modulated Continuous wave Ranging
13. The Doppler Effect/The spectrum of a pulsed signal
14. The pulsed spectrum unveiled
Midterm
15. Doppler Sensing and Digital Filtering
16. Measuring Range Rate
17. Sources and Spectra of Ground Return
18. Effect of Range on Doppler Ambiguities on Ground Clutter
19. Representation of Clutter
20. Separating Ground Moving Targets From Clutter
21. Pulsed Repetition Frequency(PRF) and Ambiguities
22. Low PRF Operation
23. Medium PRF Operation
24. High PRF Operation
25. Automatic Tracking
26. Radar and Resolution
27. Bistatic Radar
28. Distributed Radar and MIMO Radar

Textbook(s)/Supplementary Readings

Textbook:
Introduction to Radar Systems, Merril M Skolink, 3rd Edition
The Design of CMOS-Frequency Integrated Circuits, Thomas H. Lee, 2nd Edition

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