Your Name Your Title Your Organization (Line #1) Your Organization (Line #2) Basics of Radar Joe Hoatam Josh Merritt Aaron Nielsen
Outline History How it Works Basic Equations Range Ambiguity Doppler Effect
History RAdio Detection And Ranging Heinrich Hertz experiments 1904 – Christian Huelsmeyer's demonstration 1940's – American and UK Research 1950's – Non-Military Usage 1958 – Doppler Radar
How Radar Works
Transmitter & Receiver Signal Reflection Measurement Different Uses Point vs Distributed Targets
Basic Equations
Range Ambiguity Pulse Repetition Frequency (prf) Too high – echoes from previous transmission increased Inaccurate Range Measurements
Doppler Effect
Velocities of Moving Objects Phase Shift
Bibliography History of Radar Doppler Radar Introduction to Radar Systems, Skolnik Radar for Meteorologists, Rinehart Radar Observation of the Atmosphere, Battan