Lahore University of Management Sciences

EE5312 – Radar Systems

Fall 2019 – 20

Instructor Wasif Tanveer Khan

Room No. L301, 9-231A
Office Hours Tu, Th: 3pm-4 pm
Email wasif.tanveer@lums.edu.pk
Telephone 8471
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Course Basics
Credit Hours 3
Lecture(s) No. of Lec(s) Per Week 2 Duration 75 minutes each
Recitation (per week) No. of Lec(s) Per Week 0 Duration N/A

Course Distribution
Core N
Elective Y
Open for Student Category Electrical Engineering
Close for Student Category

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The set of lectures start with an introductory description of basic radar concepts and terms. The radar equation needed for the basic
understanding of radar will be discussed along with several examples of its use in radar system design. Radar propagation issues,
such as attenuation, multipath effects and ducting will also be discussed. The concept of radar cross-section, antennas, transmitter
and receiver characteristics and the detection of radar signals in the presence of noise will be presented. Some radars are required to
detect small targets in the presence of much larger radar echoes from sea or land "clutter" in the radar's coverage. The
characteristics of this "clutter" are discussed, along with moving target indicator (MTI) and Pulse Doppler techniques for mitigating
the negative effects of "clutter." Target tracking will also be covered.

COURSE PREREQUISITE(S)

 EE242  Electricity and magnetism (May be waived through Instructor’s permission)

COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To introduce the students to the fundamentals of radar systems.
2. Study radar receiver and transmitter architectures
3. Develop skills needed for analysis and design of Radar Systems

Course Learning Outcomes

EE340: The students should be able to:

CLO1: Develop basic understanding of radar operating principles

CLO2: Develop an ability to apply the knowledge of antennas for their design.

CLO3: Develop a complete understanding of radar equation, pulsed radar, and CW based
radar operation
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CLO4: Perform a basic Radar Receiver and Transmitter Design
CLO5: Perform Radar System Design and analysis in the presence of noise such as echoes
from sea or land "clutter".
CLO6: Apply the knowledge to work on a project
Relation to EE Program Outcomes
EE-352 Levels of learning CLO Attainment checked
Related PLOs Teaching Methods
CLOs in
CLO1 PLO1 Cog 3 Instruction, Tutorial, Midterm, Final
Assignments
CLO2 PLO2 Cog 4 Instruction, Tutorial, Midterm, Final
Assignments
CLO3 PLO2 Cog 3 Instruction, Tutorial, Midterm, Final
Assignments
CLO4 PLO3 Cog 5 Instruction, Tutorial, Midterm, Final
Assignments
CLO5 PLO2 Cog 5 Instruction, Tutorial, Final
Assignments
CLO6 PLO5 Psycho 3 Instruction Project

Grading Breakup and Policy

Assignment(s):
Home Work/Research Papers:  10%
Quiz(s): 4-5  10%
Class Participation: N/A
Attendance: N/A
Project/Term Paper: 20%
Midterm Examination: 01  25%
Final Examination: Comprehensive  35%

Examination Detail
Yes/No: Yes
Combine/Separate: N/A
Midterm
Duration: 03 hrs
Exam
Preferred Date: During Mid-week
Exam Specifications: Closed book, One formula sheet allowed, calculators
Yes/No: Yes
Combine/Separate: N/A
Final Exam Duration: 03 hrs
Exam Specifications: Closed book, two formula sheets allowed, calculators

Sr.No Topics
Introduction to Radars
1.
2. Review of EM and Waves
Radar Equation
3.
4. Radar Cross Section
5. Moving Target Indicator
6. Pulse Doppler Processing
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7. FMCW Radar
8. Target Tracking
9. Propagation Effects
10. Radar Clutter
11. Detection of Signal in Noise
12. Radar Wave form and Pulse Compression
13. Antennas
14. Electronic and Mechanical Scanning
15. Transmitters
16. Receivers
17. Synthetic Aperture Radar

Textbook(s)/Supplementary Readings
Textbook:
Introduction to Radar Systems, Merril M Skolnik, 3rd Edition