JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

A Preview of Basic Radar Signal Processing, Radar Literature, Signal Models, components of a Radar Signal, Amplitude Models, clutter, Noise Model and Signal -to -Noise Ratio, Jamming, Frequency Models-The Doppler Shift, Spatial Models, Spectral Model

UNIT - II

Sampling and Quantization of Pulsed Radar Signals, Domains and Criteria for Sampling Radar Signals, Sampling in the Fast Time Dimension, Sampling in Slow Time – Selecting the Pulse Repetition Interval, Sampling the Doppler Spectrum, Sampling in the Spatial and Angle Dimensions, Quantization, I/Q Imbalance and Digital I/Q

UNIT - III

Doppler Processing, Alternate Forms of the Doppler Spectrum, Moving Target Indication(MTI), Pulse Doppler Processing, Pulse Pair Processing, Additional Doppler Processing Issues, Clutter Mapping and the Moving Target Detector, MTI for moving plateforms

UNIT - IV

Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Imaging, Introduction to SAR Fundamentals, Stripmap SAR Data Characteristics, Stripmap SAR Image Formation Algorithms, Spotlight SAR Data Characteristics, the Polar Format Image Formation Algorithm for Spotlight SAR, Interferometric SAR

UNIT - V

Introduction to Beamforming and Space-Time Adaptive Processing- Spatial Filtering, Space-Time Signal Environment , Space Time Signal Modeling, Processing the Space Time Signal, Computational Issues in STAP, Reduce – Dimension STAP, Advanced STAP Algorithms and Analysis, Limitations to STAP

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Mark A. Richards, “Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing”, McGraw Hill
• 2. Fred E. Nathanson, “Radar Design Principles: Signal Processing and The Environment”, 2nd Edition, 1999, PHI. rd
• 3. M.I. Skolnik, “Introduction to Radar Systems”, 3 Edition, 2001, TMH.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Peyton Z. Peebles, Jr., “Radar Principles”, 2004, John Wiley.
• 2. R. Nitzberg, “Radar Signal Processing and Adaptive Systems”, 1999, Artech House. st
• 3. F.E. Nathanson, “Radar Design Principles”, 1 Edition, 1969, McGraw Hill. M. TECH. – I YEAR – II SEMESTER MICROWAVE AND RADAR ENGINEERING MICROWAVE ANTENNA DESIGN AND SIMULATION LAB SECTION –A Design and testing of microwave Antennas operations:
• 1. Pyramidal Horn- Antenna
• 2. Conical Horn –Antenna
• 3. Rectangular Microstrip patch Antenna
• 4. Circular Microstrip patch Antenna
• 5. Microstrip Monopole Antenna. SECTION –B Software Simulation (using HFSS/IE3D/FEKO or Equivalent) and Testing of:
• 1. Rectangular Microstrip Antenna, Circular Microstrip antenna.
• 2. Micro strip Monopole
• 3. Microstrip Tee
• 4. Cylindrical Horn antenna, Pyramidal Horn antenna
• 5. Microstrip Filters
• 6. Microstrip power Dividers, Passive Components
• 7. Radar Signals