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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

INTERNAL EXTERNAL TOTAL


IV B.TECH- L T P CREDITS
MARKS MARKS MARKS
II SEMESTER
3 0 0 40 60 100 3
Code: 19BEC8PE06 RADAR SYSTEMS (PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVE-V)

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. To derive the basic radar equation and its dependence on various parameters.
2. To study CW radar system and its application along with FMCW radar system for altimeter
applications.
3. To study Doppler Effect and its applications with respect to pulsed Doppler radar.
4. To understand moving target indicator and to study its application.
5. To study and understand the Radar receiver and effect of noise on radar signal detection.

COURSE OUTCOMES: After completion of this course, the students are able to
CO1: Demonstrate the factors affecting the radar performance using Radar Range Equation.
CO2: Analyze the principle of CW &FM-CW radar and apply it in FM- CW Altimeter.
CO3: Differentiate between a MTI Radar and a Pulse Doppler Radar based on their working
principle.
CO4: Analyze various practices of RADAR tracking and compare them.
CO5: Calculate Noise Figure and Noise Temperature in Radar Receivers and can describe
antennas used for Radars.

SYLLABUS:
UNIT–I: INTRODUCTION
Nature of Radar: Basic Radar, Maximum Unambiguous Range, Radar Waveforms, Simple form
of Radar Equation, Radar Block Diagram and Operation, Radar Frequencies and Applications,
Related Problems.
Radar Equation: Prediction of Range Performance, Minimum Detectable Signal, Integration of
Radar Pulses, Radar Cross Section of Targets (simple targets-sphere, cone-sphere), Transmitter
power, PRF and Range Ambiguities, System Losses (Qualitative treatment), Related Problems.

UNIT–II: CW AND FM-CW RADAR


CW Radar: Doppler Effect, CW Radar – Block Diagram, Isolation between Transmitter and
Receiver, Non-zero IF Receiver, Bandwidth Requirement, Sign of the radial velocity, Doppler
frequency shift, Applications of CW radar.
Frequency Modulated CW Radar: Range and Doppler Measurement, Block Diagram FMCW
Radar, FMCW altimeter, Measurement errors, Multiple Frequency CW Radar.

UNIT–III: MTI AND PULSE DOPPLER RADAR


Introduction, Description of operation , MTI Radar with-Power Amplifier Transmitter, Power
Oscillator Transmitter, Delay Line Cancellers, Filter Characteristics, Blind Speeds, Double
Cancellation, Staggered PRFs, Range Gated Doppler Filters, MTI Radar Parameters, Limitations
to MTI Performance, Equipment instability, Internal fluctuation, Limiting in MTI Radar,
Noncoherent MTI, MTI versus Pulse Doppler radar.

UNIT–IV: TRACKING RADAR


Tracking with Radar, Types of Tracking Radar , Angle Tracking, Sequential Lobing, Conical
Scan, Boxcar generator, Automatic gain control, Squint angle, Other considerations, Mono-pulse
Tracking, Amplitude comparison mono pulse, Hybrid tracking system, Phase comparison mono
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pulse, Target Reflection Characteristics and Angular Accuracy, Amplitude


fluctuations, Angle fluctuations, Receiver and servo noise, Summary of
errors, Frequency agility and glint reduction, Low angle tracking, Tracking in
Range, Acquisition, Comparison of Trackers.

UNIT–V: RADAR RECEIVERS


Antenna Parameters: Directive gain, power gain, effective aperture,
polarization, side lobe radiation, aperture efficiency, Parabolic Reflector
Antennas, Lens Antennas, Cosecant- Squared Antenna Pattern, Radomes.
Introduction to Phased Array Antennas: Basic Concepts, Radiation
Pattern, Beam Steering, Beam Width changes, Series versus Parallel Feeds,
Frequency scan arrays, Radiation for Phased Array, Architecture for Phased
Arrays, Applications of the array in radar, Advantages and Limitations.
Detection of Radar Signals in Noise: Introduction, Matched Filter Receiver,
Response Characteristics of Matched Filter Receiver, Derivation of Matched
Filter Receiver, Correlation detection, Detection criteria, Detector
Characteristics, Automatic Detection, Constant False Alarm Rate Receiver.
Receivers: Introduction, Noise Figure, Noise Temperature, Displays – types,
Duplexer – Branch type Duplexer, Balanced type Duplexer, Circulators as
Duplexers.

TEXT BOOK:
1. Merrill I. Skolnik, ―Introduction to Radar Systems‖, 3 rd Edition, Tata McGraw –
Hill, 2001.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. G.S.N. Raju, ―Radar Engineering and fundamentals of Navigational
Aids‖, I.K International, 2008.
2. Byron Edde,‖Radar: Principles, Technologies, Applications‖, Pearson Education,
2008.

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