Georgia Tech: Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing

Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing

Program ID: DEF 3505P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 2.8

Location/ (Accommodations)	Program Administrator	Start	End	Cost
Country Inns & Suites, Denver (Country Inns & Suites, Denver)	Dr. Mark Richards	June 21, 2010	June 24, 2010	$1,895.00
Section ID: 10097/220411061 NOTES: -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time. -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group. -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready. Meeting time(s): •Monday, June 21, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM) •Tuesday, June 22, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) •Wednesday, June 23, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) •Thursday, June 24, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
Las Vegas Marriott Suites (Las Vegas Marriott Suites)	Dr. Mark Richards	July 19, 2010	July 22, 2010	$1,895.00
Section ID: 10099/220411063 NOTES: -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time. -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group. -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready. Meeting time(s): •Monday, July 19, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:00 PM) •Tuesday, July 20, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) •Wednesday, July 21, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) •Thursday, July 22, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center (Georgia Tech Hotel)	Dr. Mark Richards	October 4, 2010	October 8, 2010	$1,995.00
Section ID: 10291/220411042 NOTES: -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time. -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group. -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready. Meeting time(s): •Monday, October 4, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) •Tuesday, October 5, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) •Wednesday, October 6, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) •Thursday, October 7, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM) •Friday, October 8, 2010 (8:00 AM-12:30 PM)

Course Description

Review basic signal analysis concepts, with emphasis on Fourier transform relations and sampling. Explore common models of amplitude, Doppler, and statistical characteristics of targets and interference. Master methods for improving the fundamental metric of signal-to-interference ratio, including waveform modulation and pulse compression, Doppler processing, and adaptive interference rejection methods. Form output products of the signal processor with discussions of threshold detection, single- and multi-target tracking, and radar imaging.

Who Should Attend

Engineers and scientists new to, or working in radar signal processing, or need a firm foundation for advanced radar processing studies

How You Will Benefit

Select fast- and slow-time sampling rates for acquiring radar signals
Relate bandwidth, resolution, and sampling rates in multiple domains
Model statistical fluctuations of radar signals
Evaluate the performance of MTI and Doppler processors
Select pulse compression waveforms
Predict automatic and CFAR detection performance
Understand basic concepts and design drivers for advanced GMTI and STAP algorithms
Analyze target tracking accuracy and evaluate multiple target tracking algorithms
Understand 2-D and 3-D imaging radar (SAR) concepts and determine basic design parameters
Apply these techniques to a variety of radar types

What You Will Cover

Review of Radar Systems and Function
Signal Acquisition: Fast- and Slow-Time Sampling, the Datacube
Amplitude Models: the Radar Range Equation, Convolutional Models
Statistical Models: RCS Fluctuations and Swerling Models
Doppler Shift, Doppler Bandwidth
Noise Models
Signal Conditioning
Suppressing the Interference Using Techniques such as Pulse Compression, MTI, and Space-Time Adaptive Processing
Extracting Usable Information from the Signal using Techniques such as Pulse-Doppler Processing and CFAR Detection
Applications: The Signal Processing Aspects of a Variety of Radar Applications

Course Materials

Students receive the textbook Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing by Mark A. Richards (McGraw-Hill, 2005), as well as a hard copy and CD-ROM of course viewgraphs.

Prerequisites

The following courses are recommended:

Signal Processing Refresher or equivalent experience
Principles of Modern Radar or equivalent experience

Certificates

This course is:

a requirement for the Radar Signal Processing & Techniques Certificate
an elective for the Modeling & Simulation Certificate

The Instructors

Mel Belcher, chief engineer of radar futures for the missile defense division of Northrop Grumman, provides technical leadership for next-generation radar system and technology development efforts. Previously, he was a principal systems engineer with the Air and Missile Defense division of Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensor and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, where he worked extensively on BMD efforts and extensively in radar signal processing and waveform design.

William Dale Blair, a GTRI/SEAL principal research engineer, has been involved in the research and development and testing of target tracking algorithms and radar signal processing for 14 years. He is involved in phased array radar and multisensor tracking.

Dan Campbell is a Senior Research Engineer of the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, and is a co-chair of the VSIPL forum. His research focus is on software infrastructure to improve the programmability of parallel computing systems, with an emphasis on inexpensive, high throughput platforms.

Byron Keel, a GTRI/SEAL senior research engineer, is the head of the Signal Processing Branch of the Radar Systems Division. With more than 16 years of experience in radar system analysis, waveform design, and signal processing, Keel's research efforts include the design and analysis of wideband, pulse compression waveforms.

William Melvin, a GTRI principal research engineer and Director of the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, focuses a technology portfolio involving all aspects of sensor systems engineering. He specializes in sensor signal and array processing, modeling and simulation, and aerospace radar systems engineering. He holds three U.S. patents on adaptive radar technology and has published in excess of 135 technical articles.

Aram Partizian, a GTRI/SEAL senior research engineer, has been actively involved in the design, development, and field testing of radar; advanced electronic attack; and electronic protection technologies for more than 20 years. He specializes in the EP of coherent radar against deceptive and masking EA techniques.

Samuel Piper, a GTRI/SEAL principal research engineer and chief of the Radar Systems Division, has performed radar systems engineering and analysis for ground-based, airborne, and space-based radar systems for more than 30 years, including a variety of applications such as surveillance, airborne intercept, missile seekers, altimeters, missile warning radars, and terrain mapping systems.

Mark Richards, a principal research engineer and adjunct professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the author of the Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing (McGraw-Hill, 2005). He is researching radar imaging and embedded real-time signal processors and has 25 years of experience in radar signal processing.