Georgia Tech: Modeling & Simulation of RF Electronic Warfare Systems

Modeling & Simulation of RF Electronic Warfare Systems

Program ID: DEF 4006P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 2.5

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Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
(Georgia Tech Hotel)

Dr. Carlos Davila

March 23, 2010

March 26, 2010

$1,595.00

Section ID: 10183/220410338

NOTES:
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Meeting time(s):
•Tuesday, March 23, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:30 PM)
•Wednesday, March 24, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:30 PM)
•Thursday, March 25, 2010 (8:30 AM-5:30 PM)
•Friday, March 26, 2010 (8:30 AM-12:00 PM)

Alternate rates available

$1,595.00

Course with Free 1/2-day Tutorial: MATLAB and Simulink Refresher, Monday, Mar 22nd (1-5:30pm) -- CRN 10181

Course Description

Develop techniques for modeling & simulation of electronic attack systems as countermeasures to modern radar, communications, surveillance systems and radio frequency weapons, electronic protection designs, and systems to provide counter-countermeasure protection for modern radio frequency systems and weapons. Explore radio frequency systems using the radar equation; coherent and noncoherent systems; electronic warfare/electronic attack/electronic protection functions, methods, techniques, and processes; and phenomenology (targets, clutter, and propagation).

Who Should Attend

Engineers
Scientists
Managers

How You Will Benefit

Review of radio frequency fundamentals, radar, electronic warfare, and electronic attack/electronic protection
Model electronic warfare, electronic attack, and electronic protection functions and techniques
Integrate electronic attack/electronic protection modeling & simulation with radar models for scenario and performance evaluation

What You Will Cover

Review of Radar and Radio Frequency Fundamentals
Basic Modeling

Radar Equation
Simple radar systems
Simple EW, EA, and EP techniques
Radar Modeling & Simulation

Electronic Attack Modeling & Simulation

Off-Board Systems
On-Board Systems
Self-Protection Systems
Screening Systems
Missions

Electronic Protection Modeling & Simulation

Integrated Radar Functions
Segregated Systems
Missions

Optional Refresher

This course uses MATLAB and Simulink for the modeling & simulation. An optional, free MATLAB and Simulink tutorial/refresher is from 1 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

Course Materials

Participants receive a notebook and CD with copies of the presentation slides and the Matlab and Simulink example programs.

Prerequisites

The Basic Radar Concepts or Principles of Modern Radar courses, or their equivalent, and EW knowledge at the Basic Electronic Warfare Concepts level

Certificates

This course is an elective for the:

The Instructors

Carlos Davila, a senior research engineer at Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensor and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, has more than 20 years of experience in the performance analysis, modeling and simulation of radar systems, in particular for missile-seeker and related applications. His research efforts include the analysis of distributed arrays for spaced-based radar systems.

Glenn Hopkins, Georgia Tech Research Institute senior research engineer, has more than 19 years of experience in analysis, simulation, and testing of electromagnetic systems for a wide range of architectures including transmission line structures and antennas.

Jeff Kemp, Georgia Tech Research Institute senior research scientist, has more than 10 years of experience in modeling, analysis, measurements of antennas, and antennas in radar systems.

Mark H. Smith, a Georgia Tech Research Institute senior research engineer and a consultant, has more than 25 years of experience in engineering design, development and analysis, in a variety of fields including microwave components and subsystems, electromagnetics, RF systems, radar countermeasures, and radar signal processing. His work in the countermeasures area focuses on applications of coherent repeaters, including digital RF memory architectures and the development of dual-coherent-source systems.

Thomas "T.L." Spangler, a Georgia Tech Research Institute senior research engineer, has 20 years of experience in RF engineering disciplines including radar system test, surveillance receivers, radar warning receivers, frequency synthesizers, electronic-attack hardware development, and EA system testing. His research focuses on development and field testing of coherent and multiple emitter EA utilizing DRFM technology.

Duane C. Tate, senior research engineer in Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, has more than 40 years in the design, development, testing, modeling, simulation, and analysis of major defense system acquisition programs. His interests include systems engineering, advanced distributed systems, and M&S technologies.

G.A. "Fred" Wright, chief engineer for Georgia Tech Research Institute's Electronics Systems Laboratory, has worked in electronic warfare and command and control system development and testing, focusing on technology support for automated electronic warfare and command and control system paradigms. He has developed network-centric test and evaluation concepts and systems for all of US services, including networked electronic attack techniques. Wright received a B.S. from Memphis State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.