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Teaching Language of Instruction	İngilizce
Level of Course	Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
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Purpose and Content

The aim of the course	It is aimed to give the following topics to the students; Radar fundamentals, Radar transmitters, and antennas, Radar wave propagation, Radar Target Models; Radar Cross Section (RCS) and clutter, Radar Receiver, Indicators and Displays, Radar Detection and Matched Filter, Ambiguity Function, Fundamentals of Radar Waveform Analysis, Pulse Compression, Fundamentals of CW and Pulsed Radars, Target Tracking and SAR Radars, to form a solid coverage of elements of radar systems starting from radar signal generation to the most complicated radar signal processing in tracking and SAR radars so that the students can identify the significance of each radar component and processing stage in the context of a radar system.
Course Content	Radar fundamentals; Radar transmitters; Radar antennas; Radar wave propagation between transmitter and receiver units; Radar target models; RCS; Radar clutter; Radar receiver and detection; Indicators and displays; Matched Filter; Ambiguity Function; Radar waveform analysis and Pulse Compression; Fundamentals of CW and Pulsed Radars; Fundamentals of target tracking; Fundamentals of SAR Radars

The aim of the course

It is aimed to give the following topics to the students; Radar fundamentals, Radar transmitters, and antennas, Radar wave propagation, Radar Target Models; Radar Cross Section (RCS) and clutter, Radar Receiver, Indicators and Displays, Radar Detection and Matched Filter, Ambiguity Function, Fundamentals of Radar Waveform Analysis, Pulse Compression, Fundamentals of CW and Pulsed Radars, Target Tracking and SAR Radars, to form a solid coverage of elements of radar systems starting from radar signal generation to the most complicated radar signal processing in tracking and SAR radars so that the students can identify the significance of each radar component and processing stage in the context of a radar system.

Course Content

Radar fundamentals; Radar transmitters; Radar antennas; Radar wave propagation between transmitter and receiver units; Radar target models; RCS; Radar clutter; Radar receiver and detection; Indicators and displays; Matched Filter; Ambiguity Function; Radar waveform analysis and Pulse Compression; Fundamentals of CW and Pulsed Radars; Fundamentals of target tracking; Fundamentals of SAR Radars

Learning Outcomes

Mathematics , Science and sufficient knowledge in electrical engineering issues; theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering the ability to apply for modeling and problem solving.
Ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and implement the appropriate analysis and modeling methods in this respect.
Ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; ability to work individually .
Act according to ethical , professional and ethical responsibility about the standards used in electrical and electronic engineering applications
The ability to design to meet specific needs;complex system , process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions , the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose .
Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning ; Access to knowledge, science and developments in technology and continuous self -improvement.
Awareness of universal and social dimensions of health electrical engineering applications , contemporary issues and their impact on the environment and safety ; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions .
Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, both oral and written, with at least one foreign language knowledge, ability to write effective reports and understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, giving clear and concise instructions and receiving skills.
Information on project management and practices in business life such as risk management and change management; awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development.
Analyzing and solving using modern techniques and tools for complex problems encountered in the electrical and electronics application development , selection and use of skills , skills to use ICT effectively
Designing experiments for the study of electrical engineering problems , conduct experiments, collect data , analyze and interpret the results .
Awareness about occupational health and safety
Development and scientific publications of conciousness can be followed in the electrical and electronics engineering. Developed will be able to access the resources that it can meet the education requirements for the new system awareness.

Weekly Course Subjects

1	Radar Fundamentals: definition, brief history, functions of radar, types of radar, components of a radar system, examples of radar systems, radar range equation, basics of a radar waveform, range and range resolution, Doppler shift and frequency reso
2	Radar Transmitter Fundamentals, Power Oscillator ? Transmitter configuration, Master Oscillator ? Power Amplifier Transmitter configuration, Transmitter Parameters, Magnetron Oscillator, Klystron, Traveling Wave Tube Amplifiers (TWT)
3	Antenna Fundamentals, Frequency Chart, Maxwell?s Equations, Radiation Mechanism, Radiation Integrals and Auxiliary Potentials, Field Regions, Antenna Signal in Transmission, Radiation from Current Elements and Apertures, Important Antenna Parameters,
4	Propagation Path: Why Propagation?, Radar Signal in Propagation, Atmospheric Layers, Atmospheric Attenuation, Refraction and Effective Earth Model, Multipath, Reflection, Pattern Propagation Factor, Diffraction and Interference
5	Target: Target Signal, Radar Cross Section (RCS), Cross Sections and Scattering Amplitude, RCS of Complex Objects, Basic RCS Reduction Techniques, Point and Vertically Extensive Targets, Statistical Models / Swerling Models
6	Radar Clutter: General characteristics of clutter, models of clutter, examples of simulated clutter signals, techniques for clutter cancellation, Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) detector
7	Fundamentals of Radar Receiver, Noise, Receiver Types: Superregenerative receiver, Crystal video receiver, Tuned radio frequency receiver (TRF), Superheterodyne receiver, Mixers,
8	Midterm Exam
9	Radar Detection in Noise, Detector Laws, Detector characteristics, Pulse Integration, Probability of Detection, Probability of False Alarm
10	Matched Filter, Ambiguity Function, Examples of Ambiguity Function computation for various radar signals, example of locating a target in range-Doppler space
11	Radar Waveform Analysis, Pulse Compression, Time-Bandwidth product, analog pulse compression, digital pulse compression
12	Fundamentals of CW, FMCW, Pulsed Radars, comparison of CW and Pulsed Radars, Application examples
13	Fundamentals of Target Tracking Radars, Monopulse antenna systems, phased array systems, track-while-scan radars, application examples
14	Fundamentals of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), different modes of operation, definition of range resolution, SAR data processing, imaging with SAR, application examples

Resources

1-Mahafza, B.R., Radar System Analysis and Design Using MATLAB, Chapman &; Hall/CRC, 2000.; ; Eaves, J.L. and Reedy, E.K., Eds., Principles of Modern Radar, Van Nostrand Reindhold; Company, 1987.; ; Levanon, N., Radar Principles, John Wiley, 1988.; ; Skolnik, M.I., Introduction to Radar Systems, 2nd Ed, McGraw Hill, 1981.; ; Barton, D.K., Radar System Analysis, Prentice Hall, 1964.; ; Skolnik, M.I., Radar Handbook, 2nd Ed, McGraw Hill, 1990.; ; Nathanson, F.E., Radar Design Principles, McGraw Hill, 1969.; ; Long, M.W., Radar Reflectivity of Land and Sea, Artech House, 1983.; ; Internet Siteleri

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