ECE 538

Due Date: 9/30/2019 Homework 3 September 19, 2019

Problem 1
Find the received power Pr expected from a radar and target having the following parameters:

1. RF Frequency: 95 GHz
2. Transmitted peak power Pt : 100 W
3. Azimuth Antenna Beamwidth: 20
4. Elevation Antenna Beamwidth: 50
5. System losses of 5 dB
6. Target range: 3 km
7. Target RCS: 20 m2

What is the ratio of the received power to the transmitted power in decibels?

Problem 2
How many dB will the received power be reduced (not the absolute power, but the reduction
in power) in problem 1 if the weather changes from clear to heavy rain of 25 mm/h? Estimate
the needed parameters from lecture 6, slide 6.

Problem 3
Suppose two aircraft are flying straight and level at the same altitude. At a particular instant
one is traveling due north at 100 m/s, while the other is flying directly at the first but in the
southwesterly direction. What is the radial velocity between the two aircraft at that instant?
What is the Doppler shift in hertz, including the sign at that instant? Assume a RADAR
frequency the same as in problem 1

Problem 4
A stationary RADAR with a rotating antenna (typical of an airport approach radar, for
instance) observes an aircraft moving through its airspace in a straight line at a speed of
200 mph. The aircraft approachied from the east, flies directly in front of the RADAR, and
continues to the west.
Sketch the general behavior of the radial velocity of the target relative to the radar as it flies
east to west through the airspace. Label significant values.

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Due Date: 9/30/2019 Homework 3 September 19, 2019

Problem 5
Assume the target in problem 1 is a stationary target on the ground. Assuming a constant
gamma model for normalized reflectivity for clutter σo = γsinδ where γ = 10, plot, on the
same plot, the signal to noise ratio and the signal to clutter ratio for the following scenario:
Assume a RADAR height of 1000 m. The plot should show SNR and SCR for ranges from
3000 m to 20000 m in 500 m steps. The range step is up to you.
Hint: You should have everything you need to calculate the grazing angle at each range value.