Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 3rd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | ELEKTRIK-ELEKTRONIK MüHENDISLIğI ANABILIM DALı DOKTORA (ÖNERILEN PROGRAM) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | SUAD BAŞBUĞ (suad@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| It aims to establish an information infrastructure on the fundamental principles of radar system design, namely radar transmitters and antennas, radar wave propagation, radar target models; radar cross section (RCS) and environmental reflection, radar receivers and displays, radar detection and matched filters, ambiguity function, fundamentals of radar signal analysis, pulse compression, continuous wave radars, pulsed wave radars, target tracking radars and synthetic aperture radars (SAR). | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can define the functions, application areas and software and hardware elements of the radar. Can model the peripheral units of the radar system. |
PO-1 Conducting scientific research on subjects specific to the Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline, interpreting this information and gaining application skills. PO-2 Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools required for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; has the ability to use information technologies effectively. PO-3 Completing and applying specific, limited or missing data with scientific methods; the ability to use information from different disciplines together. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Can determine the constraints of radar system design |
PO-1 Conducting scientific research on subjects specific to the Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline, interpreting this information and gaining application skills. PO-2 Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools required for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; has the ability to use information technologies effectively. PO-3 Completing and applying specific, limited or missing data with scientific methods; the ability to use information from different disciplines together. PO-4 Demonstrates effective skills, self-confidence in taking responsibility and teamwork, both individually and in multi-disciplinary teams, both nationally and internationally. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Select appropriate elements, algorithms and workspaces within constraints for radar system design. |
PO-4 Demonstrates effective skills, self-confidence in taking responsibility and teamwork, both individually and in multi-disciplinary teams, both nationally and internationally. PO-5 Ability to develop new and original ideas and methods; develop innovative/alternative solutions in system, part or process designs PO-6 Uses existing methods and devices in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering according to standards, designs experiments, conducts experiments, collects data, analyzes and interprets the results. PO-7 Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, follow developments in science and technology and constantly renew oneself. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Radar fundamentals, radar transmitters, radar antennas, radar wave propagation between transmitter and receiver units, radar target models, radar environmental reflection, radar reception and detection, ambiguity function, radar signal analysis and pulse compression, fundamentals of continuous wave and pulsed wave radars, fundamentals of target tracking, fundamentals of SAR Radars | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Fundamentals of radar: definition, brief history, functions of radar, types of radar, radar system units, examples of radar systems, radar range equation, basics of radar signal and Doppler shift. | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 2 | Radar transmitter basics, power oscillator-transmitter model, Master oscillator-power amplifier transmitter model, Transmitter Parameters, Magnetron Oscillator and Klystron. | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 3 | Frequency tables, Maxwell's equations, Radiation mechanism, Radiation integrals and auxiliary potentials, radiation regions, antenna signal at the transmitter, radiation from wire and aperture antennas, important antenna parameters and receiver antennas. | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 4 | Propagation line: Why is propagation important?, Radar signal on propagation line, Atmospheric layers, Atmospheric attenuation, Refraction and Effective Earth Model, Multipath, Reflection, Pattern propagation factor, Diffraction and interference. | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 5 | Target signal, RCS, Cross-sections and scattering amplitude function, RCS calculation for complex objects, Basic RCS reduction methods, Point and vertical/long targets, Statistical models/ Swerling Models | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 6 | Radar ambient reflection: general properties of ambient reflection, ambient reflection models, simulated ambient reflection signal examples | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 7 | Methods for reducing environmental reflection, Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) detector, radar receiver basics, noise, receiver types. | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Radar detection in noise, detection laws, detector properties, pulse complement, detection probability, false alarm probability | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 10 | Matched filter, ambiguity function, examples of ambiguity function calculations for various radar signals, example of positioning a target in range-Doppler space | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 11 | Radar Signal analysis, pulse compression, time-bandwidth multiplication, continuous-time pulse compression, discrete-time pulse compression | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 12 | Fundamentals of Continuous Wave, Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave and Pulsed Radars, Comparison of Continuous Wave and Pulsed Radars, Application examples | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 13 | Fundamentals of target tracking radars, Monopulse antenna systems, phase shifted array antenna systems, radars that can perform surveillance while scanning, application examples | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 14 | Fundamentals of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), different operating cases. | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 15 | Definition of range resolution, SAR data processing, imaging with SAR, application examples | Lecture, Question-answer, Discussion |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Mahafza, B.R., Radar System Analysis and Design Using MATLAB, Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2000. Eaves, J.L. and Reedy, E.K., Eds., Principles of Modern Radar, Van Nostrand Reindhold Company, 1987. Levanon, N., Radar Principles, John Wiley, 1988. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Computer, blackboard | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 180 | ||