Program ID: DEF 1504P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 1.85 |
Location/
(Accommodations) |
Program Administrator |
Start |
End |
Status |
Cost |
GTRI Huntsville Office
(Huntsville Area Hotels) |
Mr. Mark Mitchell |
June 8, 2010 |
June 10, 2010 |
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$1,495.00 |
Section ID: 10248/220411058
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):
•Tuesday, June 8, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, June 9, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, June 10, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
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Course Description
Explore the hardware and software that comprise state-of-the-art adaptive phased array systems. Study the diverse spectrum of technologies and algorithms available. Learn how they fit together into a design, starting with the principles of phased array antennas and the details of the underlying hardware. Examine digital beamforming and the many possible avenues of adaptive processing. Study practical issues in system implementation and performance. Understand the nature of phased arrays, their construction and design, and the adaptive processing approaches they enable.
Who Should Attend
- Engineers
- Scientists
- Managers
How You Will Benefit
- Examine the theory and motivation for phased arrays
- Explore classic methods for adaptive antennas, such as sidelobe cancellors
- Understand digital beamforming architecture and radar receiver
technology
- Acquire modern adaptive techniques, including principles of cancellation and algorithms
What You Will Cover
- Phased Array Antennas
- Array Hardware Architecture
- Subarrays
- Wideband Arrays
- Array Errors
- Linarray Demo
- Digital Beamforming on Receive
- Digital Beamforming on Transmit
- Digital Receiver/Exciters
- Pattern Synthesis
- Sidelobe Blanking
- Nonlinearity Impacts
- Alignment & Calibration
- Introduction to Adaptive Methods
- Sidelobe Canceller
- Adaptive Beamforming Architectures
- Wideband Cancellation
- Adaptive Cancellation Demo
- Angle Estimation
- Applications
Course Materials
Participants receive a CD-ROM and notebook with course lectures and software.
Prerequisites
Attendance in Basic Antenna Concepts or a working knowledge of antennas is recommended.
Certificates
This course is an elective for the following:
Instructors
David D. Aalfs, senior research engineer in Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, researches radar-signal processing algorithms and adaptive arrays. He has participated in adaptive digital beamforming design studies for numerous the Department of Defense phased-array antenna development programs. He is the author of a number of papers and reports on adaptive digital beamforming and array signal processing. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Clemson University.
Robert Howard, Georgia Tech Research Institute senior research engineer, has more than 20 years experience in phased-array antenna design, analysis, and modeling, and phased-array radar-system engineering. He has done research in wideband techniques, antenna architectures, and system performance issues and has examined the impact of phased array errors from alignment and calibration residuals and solid-state failure mechanisms. His recent research efforts include digital beamforming, adaptive processing, and low-power/low-cost arrays.
Mark Mitchell, chief engineer of Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, has more than 22 years experience in the field of phased array antennas. He has been part of the government team in the development of numerous phased array systems, including THAAD radar, GBR-P, SPY-3, and Cobra Judy Replacement S-Band and X-Band phased arrays. Mitchell has published more than 30 papers on phased array antennas and technologies.
Course Administrator
For more information about this course or an offering at your location, contact the course administrator:
Mark Mitchell
404-407-7158
mark.mitchell@gtri.gatech.edu
Course Location and Times
Orlando, Fla., Shades of Green on Walt Disney World Resort
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday
On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before class start time.
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