Intro to Radar Systems (2018)

EEE5119Z - Introduction to Radar

Presented By: Piet van Genderen

Time: 8h00 - 17h00

Venue: Seminar Room 6.18, Menzies Building, Upper Campus, UCT

Weekly Seminars: Mondays at 16h30, 7th floor seminar room (UCT) and online: http://meeting.uct.ac.za/radarmasters

Exam: 9^th April 10h00 - 13h00 (Venues TBA)

Course Information

Introduction

The principal aim of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental principles underlying radar
systems and to enable them to understand and apply these principles to generic radar systems. The
subject is specifically structured around these aims.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students
will be able to:

• Describe the main principles underlying radar systems.
• Understand the role of each component of a radar system.
• Use the radar equation to describe the performance of radar systems.
• Understand how target and environmental characteristics affect the choice of system design
• parameters.
• Describe and assess the relative advantages of different types of radars.