Winter Semester 2010/11
Winter Semester 2011/12
Winter Semester 2012/13
Principles of Radionavigation and Radar Systems TS2B201108
Course content:
Methods of geolocation with using radio waves. Measurements of the moving objects range, velocity and angles. Global Positioning System (GPS): architecture, basic principles of operation, signal coding and modulation, accuracy and implementations. Geolocaion in the cellural mobile communication sytems. Hybrid systems GSM-GPS. Basic of the radar techniques. Radar signals. Ambiguity function. Pulse compression. Radar detection range. Doppler radars. MTI and MTD. SAR and ISAR radars. Signal processing algorithms of the radar sidnals and data. Mono- and bi-static radars. Implementations of the radar technologies in different fields of civil and military applications.
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge of the main principles and applications of radionavigation and radar systems.
(in Polish) Rodzaj przedmiotu
Course coordinators
Bibliography
a) basic references:
1. M. Skolnik: "Introduction to Radar Systems", McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA, 2001.
2. Meikle H.: "Modern radar systems". Boston, London, Artech House, 2001.
b) supplementary references:
3.A. Valdar: "Understanding telecommunications networks", Herts: The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2006