Radar Systems and Remote Sensing

This course is part of the study programs "Diplom Electrical Engineering" (Module "Antennas and Wavepropagation") as well as of "Master's Programm Nanoelectronic Systems" (Module "Antennas and Radar Systems").

• E-Learning-Portal (OPAL)
• for NES: E-Learning-Portal (OPAL)

• basics
  - radar types (mono-, bi-, multistatic)
  - radar equation, noise and system parameters
  - radar antenna systems, polarization
  - basic concepts of radar signal processing, pulse compression, matched filters

• primary radar systems
  - pulse radar (LPRF, MPRF, HPRF) and applications
  - CW and CW Doppler radar
  - FMCW radar (stepped frequency and chirp)
  - MTI radar

• secondary radar systems
  - principle and application
  - pulse diagram

• synthetic aperture radar
  - imaging radar systems, side-scan radars
  - synthetic aperture
  - coherent systems
  - non-coherent systems
  - range resolution, azimuth resolution

• radar sounders and ground penetrating radars (GPR)
  - system concepts, penetration depth and data processing
  - surface clutter
  - resolution, uniqueness and polarization analysis