Georgia Tech: Principles of Modern Radar

Principles of Modern Radar

Program ID: DEF 3502P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 2.65

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Country Inns & Suites, Denver
(Country Inns & Suites, Denver)

Dr. Bill Holm

February 8, 2010

February 12, 2010

$1,895.00

Section ID: 10227/220410368

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, February 8, 2010 (1:00 PM-5:00 PM)
•Tuesday, February 9, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, February 10, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, February 11, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Friday, February 12, 2010 (8:00 AM-12:00 PM)

Alternate rates available

$1,895.00

Course with FREE "Basic Engineering Science Principles" Tutorial (Monday, 8 Feb. 8am-12pm) -- CRN 10225

Las Vegas Marriott Suites
(Las Vegas Marriott Suites)

Dr. Bill Holm

July 19, 2010

July 23, 2010

$1,895.00

Section ID: 10091/220411064

-- 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 (1:00 PM-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)
•Friday, July 23, 2010 (8:00 AM-12:00 PM)

Alternate rates available

$1,895.00

Course with FREE "Basic Engineering Science Principles" Tutorial (Monday, 19 July 8am-12pm) -- CRN 10093

Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
(Georgia Tech Hotel)

Dr. Bill Holm

November 1, 2010

November 5, 2010

$1,695.00

Section ID: 10208/220411048

-- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.

Meeting time(s):
•Monday, November 1, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Tuesday, November 2, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, November 3, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, November 4, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Friday, November 5, 2010 (8:00 AM-12:00 PM)

Alternate rates available

$1,695.00

Course with FREE "Basic Engineering Science Principles" Tutorial (Sunday, 31 Oct 5-9pm) -- CRN 10210

Course Description

Learn radar principles, systems, techniques, phenomenology and the basics of radar technology. Get up-to-date examples of modern radar systems, including microwave and millimeter-wave and their applications. Understand antennas, transmitters, receivers, clutter and noise, detection, signal processing, waveform design, Doppler techniques, resolution, multipath and reflectivity measurements. In Atlanta, demonstrations of radar systems and their components complement the lectures.

Who Should Attend

Engineers, scientists, and managers from industries, education institutions, and government agencies

How You Will Benefit

Solve the radar range equation
Determine target probability of detection and probability of false alarm
Understand the radar environment and its effect on radar performance
Understand the major components of a modern radar system
Learn basic radar signal processing techniques
Learn advanced radar techniques
Know the major functions and applications of modern radar systems

What You Will Cover

Introduction to Radar
The Radar Environment
Radar System Elements
Basic Signal Processing
Advanced Radar Techniques
Systems and Applications

Course Materials

Participants receive all necessary classroom materials, a CD-ROM and hard copies of all course slides and the textbook, Radar Handbook, Skolnik (McGraw-Hill, 2008).

Basic Engineering Science Principles Refresher *

A free, optional four-hour basic engineering science refresher/tutorial precedes the course. Topics include complex numbers, functions, vectors, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and Fourier transforms.

* Off-campus version does not contain the half-day laboratory taught in Atlanta. Both versions count equally toward the certificates.

Prerequisites

This course has no prerequisites, but Basic Radar Concepts is highly recommended.

Certificates

This course is a requirement for the

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 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.

Larry Corey, associate director of the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, or SEAL, at Georgia Tech Research Institute, has more than 30 years experience in the design, analysis, characterization, and simulation of all types of microwave antennas. His primary area of research is low-cost phased array antennas for advanced radar applications. He spent four years at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, where he also directed research in low-cost and low-power density phased array antennas.

Bill Holm is director of Georgia Tech's Defense Technology Professional Education program, interim associate vice provost for Distance Learning and Professional Education, and principle research scientist at Georgia Tech Research Institute. He researches radar systems design and signal processing techniques and is the co-editor of Principles of Modern Radar (SciTech Publishing Inc., 2009).

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.

Byron Keel, a senior research engineer, is the head of the Signal Processing Branch of the Radar Systems Division of Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensor and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory. 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.

Sam Piper, a principal research engineer and chief of the Radar Systems Division of Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensor and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, 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 20 years of experience in radar signal processing.

Jim Scheer, a principal research engineer in the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, has more than 30 years of experience in the design and development of radar systems. He is researching radar systems design and signal processing techniques and is the co-editor of Principles of Modern Radar (SciTech Publishing Inc., 2007).