Professional Education Course
Radar Cross Section Reduction
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PDF version| Course Title: Radar Cross Section Reduction | |
| Program ID: DEF 2503P | Subjects: Electronic Warfare, Radar |
Sections
| Registration Deadline | Section Dates | Format & Location | CEUs | Fee | Status |
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| Sep 09, 2013 (Mon) | Sep 09, 2013 (Mon) - Sep 11, 2013 (Wed) | Orlando (Shades of Green Resort) (this is an onsite course) | 2 | $1,595 | OPEN |  |  |
| Oct 14, 2013 (Mon) | Oct 14, 2013 (Mon) - Oct 16, 2013 (Wed) | Atlanta (Georgia Tech Global Learning Center) (this is an onsite course) | 2 | $1,495 | OPEN | | |
Meeting Times
On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
- Monday, October 14, 2013 (8:15 AM-5:15 PM)
- Tuesday, October 15, 2013 (8:15 AM-4:45 PM)
- Wednesday, October 16, 2013 (8:15 AM-5:30 PM)
Alternate Rates
- $2095 -- Course with Optional One-Day Lab (Oct 17, 8:00am-3:45pm) -- CRN 13204
- Group discount available for companies that register 3 or more people at the same time. Download our group registration form or call 855-812-5309 to register your group.
- Georgia Tech employees should call 855-812-5309 to register, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.
CRN
13203/220414088Important Course Information
This is a classified course. See Security Requirements section below for details.
Course Description
Review radar echo characteristics and how they may be controlled or modified, focusing on radar cross section reduction principles and basic concepts. Explore aviation radar cross section reduction applications, while touching on radar cross section reduction for ships and tanks. Examine basic techniques of echo control and characteristics of simple shapes. Review tools used in devising radar cross section reduction treatments. Get hands-on experience with materials characterization and applying these materials to a test body.
Who Should Attend
- Engineers
- Maintenance crews
- Managers from industry and the military
How You Will Benefit
- Place radar cross section reduction in the context of the overall platform survivability
- Understand the fundamentals of high-frequency and low-frequency scattering mechanisms
- Reduce scattering through platform shaping and material treatments
- Understand radar cross section measurement and prediction data formats
- Understand radar cross section reduction in terms of reliability and maintainability through the platform’s life cycle
What Is Covered
- Radar Fundamentals
- Electromagnetics and Scattering Basics
- Radar Cross Section Data Examples and Presentation Formats
- Surface Wave Mechanisms
- Design Concepts
- Radar-Absorbing Material Design
- Nonspecular RAM
- High-Frequency Scattering Mechanisms
- Inlet and Exhaust Cavities
- Radar Cross Section of Antennas
- Radar Cross Section of Holes and Slots
- Radar Cross Section Estimation
- Low-Frequency Radar Cross Section Radar
- Radar Cross Section Computer Models
- Radar Cross Section Diagnostics
- Radar Cross Section Measurement Ranges
Course Materials
Participants receive a copy of the primary reference, Radar Cross Section, and the unclassified course notes on CD-ROM.
Prerequisites
Though not required, some knowledge of electromagnetic theory is helpful.
Course Administrator
Security Requirements
Applicants must have SECRET-level clearance, need-to-know certification, and be U.S. citizens. Defense contractors may meet the need-to-know requirement by having the Need-to-Know Certification and Security Clearance form signed by a Department of Defense contracting officer or an official monitoring a classified program. Government personnel can meetthe need-to-know requirement by having a supervisor sign the form.
Certificate Information
This course is:
- an elective for the Radar Signal Processing & Techniques Certificate.
- an elective for the Electronic Warfare Technology Certificate.
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Meeting Times
On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
Alternate Rates
CRN
13263/220414142