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Phased Array Radar Systems

Program ID: DEF 3510P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 2.1

Location/
(Accommodations)		 Program Administrator Start End Status Cost
Cobb County Research Facility, Smyrna, GA
(Cobb County Area Hotels)		 Mr. Tracy Wallace March 2, 2010 March 5, 2010 Register here $1,495.00
Section ID: 10259/220410399

    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, March 2, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, March 3, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, March 4, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Friday, March 5, 2010 (8:00 AM-12:00 PM)

Course Description

Get an overview of phased array radar system requirements and operation, that is reinforced by application examples. Examine major subsystems and associated technologies with specialists in those areas. Focus on phased array antenna principles and design, as well as on software algorithms for search and track. System implementation trends and recent technological developments are summarized. See demonstrations of antenna modeling software and hardware (hardware only available in Smyrna, GA).

Who Should Attend

  • Engineers and managers currently engaged in the specification, procurement, design and development, testing, and operation of current and future radar systems.

How You Will Benefit

  • Understand and describe the complexities of a multifunction phased array radar
  • Become familiar with modern phased array radar technologies
  • Analyze phased array antenna designs
  • Analyze phased array radar system performance

    * Off-campus version does not contain the half-day laboratory taught in the Smyrna, GA offerings. Both versions count equally toward the Radar Systems Certificate.

What You Will Cover

  • Phased Array Radar Systems
  • Control and Scheduling
  • Phased Array Radar Sizing and Performance Estimation
  • Signal Processing
  • Phased Array Antennas
  • Antenna Technology
  • Calibration and Alignment
  • Computer-Aided Design of Phased Arrays
  • Transmitters and Receivers
  • Multiple Target Tracking

Course Materials

This course includes these analysis software programs:

  • PARSize multiple-function radar sizing tool
  • GLOBE phased array antenna design tool
  • LINARRAY antenna pattern and error visualization

Prerequisites

Principles of Modern Radar or other introductory courses would be helpful for attendees with limited radar experience. Some knowledge of radar fundamentals and operation is assumed.

Certificate

This course is:

The Instructors

David Aalfs, Georgia Tech Research Institute senior research engineer, has more than 12 years experience in the development of adaptive digital beamforming algorithms and simulation tools.

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 on BMD efforts and extensively in radar signal processing and waveform design. He holds a M.S.E.E. from Georgia Tech and a B.E.E. from Auburn University.

Dale Blair, Georgia Tech Research Institute principal research engineer, has been involved in research and development and testing of target tracking algorithms and radar signal processing for 15 years and is currently involved in phased array and multi-sensor tracking.

Larry Corey, chief engineer and assistant director of Georgia Tech Research Institute's Systems and Electromagnetics Applications Laboratory, has more than 30 years of experience in antenna and radar research and design.

Robert Howard, Georgia Tech Research Institute senior research engineer, has more than 20 years of experience with phased-array antennas and radar system development. He has supported a number of U.S. Army and Missile Defense Agency programs.

Tracy V. Wallace, a Georgia Tech Research Institute senior research engineer and chief of the Air and Missile Defense Division of the Sensors and Electromagnetics Applications Laboratory, has designed and built numerous instrumentation radar transmitters and worked extensively in the field of active phased-array radars. He has supported numerous system developments such as THAAD, GBR-P, the ground-based X-band radar, naval X-band arrays, and advanced radar technology for the Missile Defense Agency. His research interests include transmit/receive modules, radar power systems, transmitter/receiver hardware architectures, and low-power density, low-cost phased-array architectures.

Darrell Wright, Georgia Tech Research Institute senior research engineer, has more than 15 years of experience in missile defense radar and phased-array antenna development. His expertise centers on alignment and calibration of phased-array antennas.

Course Administrator

For more information about this course or an offering at your location, contact the course administrator:

Tracy V. Wallace
404-407-7570
tracy.wallace@gtri.gatech.edu

Course Location and Times

  • Orlando, Fla., Shades of Green on Walt Disney World Resort *
  • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday
  • Smyrna, Ga., Georgia Tech Cobb Facility
  • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday
  • 8 a.m. to noon Friday

    • *Off-campus version does not contain the half-day laboratory taught in the Smyrna, Ga., offerings. Both versions count equally toward the Radar Systems Certificate.

    On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before class start time.

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