Radar Systems:

Antenna Scanning Methods : Radar antennas are often made to scan a given area of the surrounding space, but the actual scanning pattern depends on the application. Figure 16-6 shows some typical Antenna Scanning Methods. The …


Antenna Tracking System : Having acquired a target through a scanning method as just described, it may then be necessary to locate it very accurately, perhaps in order to bring weapons to bear upon it. …


Basic Radar System Block Diagram : Basic Radar System Block Diagram consists of a transmitter and a receiver, each connected to a directional antenna. The transmitter is capable of sending out a large UHF or …


CW Doppler Radar Block Diagram : A simple CW Doppler Radar Block Diagram, such as the one shown in Figure 16-14, sends out continuous sine waves rather than pulses. It uses the Doppler effect to …


Display Methods in Radar System : The output of a radar receiver may be displayed in any of a number of ways, the following three being the most common Display Methods in Radar System are: …


Doppler Effect in Radar : The apparent frequency of electromagnetic or sound waves depends on the relative radial motion of the source and the observer. If source and observer are moving away from each other, …


Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar : The greatest limitation of Doppler radar, i.e., its inability to measure range, may be overcome if the transmitted carrier is Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar. If this is done, …


Moving Target Indicator Radar Block Diagram : Basically, the Moving Target Indicator Radar Block Diagram compares a set of received echoes with those received during the previous sweep. Those echoes whose phase has remained constant …


Phased Array Radars : Phased Array Radars – Introduction With some notable exceptions, the vast majority of radars have to cover an area in searching and/or tracking, rather than always being pointed in the same …


Pulsed Radar System Block Diagram : A very Pulsed Radar System Block Diagram set was shown in Figure 16-1. A more detailed block diagram will now be given, and it will then be possible to …


Pulsed Radar Systems : A Pulsed Radar Systems is generally required to perform one of two tasks: It must either search for targets or else track them once they have been acquired. Sometimes the same …


Radar Beacons : A Radar Beacons is a small radar set consisting of a receiver, a separate transmitter and an antenna which is often omnidirectional. When another radar transmits a coded set of pulses at …


Radar Performance Factors : Quite apart from being limited by the curvature of the earth, the maximum range of a radar Set depends on a number of other Radar Performance Factors. These can now be …


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