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 |
|---|
| Mar 15, 2010 (Mon) | Mar 15, 2010 (Mon) - Mar 17, 2010 (Wed) | Atlanta (Georgia Tech Global Learning Center) (this is an onsite course) | 2 | $1,395 | OPEN |  |  |
| Oct 25, 2010 (Mon) | Oct 25, 2010 (Mon) - Oct 27, 2010 (Wed) | Atlanta (Georgia Tech Global Learning Center) (this is an onsite course) | 2 | $1,395 | OPEN | | |
Important:
This course is classified and all attendees are required to fill out the Need-To-Know Certification and Clearance Form indicating they meet the attendance requirements.
Optional One-Day Lab
A one-day lab session is offered the day after the course for an additional fee. To register, be sure to choose this option from the "Alternate registration options" section as you complete your online registration.
Meeting Times:
- Monday, October 25, 2010 (8:15 AM-5:15 PM)
- Tuesday, October 26, 2010 (8:15 AM-4:45 PM)
- Wednesday, October 27, 2010 (8:15 AM-5:30 PM)
On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
NOTES:
- 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.
Alternate Rates Available
$1995 Course with Optional One-Day Lab (Oct 28th, 8:00am-3:45pm)
CRN
10214/220411045Important Course Information
This is a classified course. Click on more info for security information.
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 maymeet 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:
Important:
This course is classified and all attendees are required to fill out the Need-To-Know Certification and Clearance Form indicating they meet the attendance requirements.
Optional One-Day Lab
A one-day lab session is offered the day after the course for an additional fee. To register, be sure to choose this option from the "Alternate registration options" section as you complete your online registration.
Meeting Times:
On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
NOTES:
Alternate Rates Available
$1995 Course with Optional One-Day Lab (Mar 18th, 8:00am-3:45pm)
CRN
10156/220410337