| Module code | ELB 780 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | Radar, including aspects such as: radar frequency bands and their characteristics, radar types (eg tracking vs search radar), the radar range equation, radar cross-section (RCS), target characteristics such as scintillation and glint, pulse compression, coherent and non-coherent integration (eg Doppler processing), range and Doppler ambiquities, target tracking including simple tracking filters and angle-tracking techniques (eg monopulse), high range-resolution (HRR) techniques, and environmental effects such as atmospheric attenuation and multipath. Electronic attack (EA) - also referred to as jamming or electronic countermeasure (ECM) - including the relationship between good system design and EP, and basic EP techniques to counter the EA techniques listed above. |
| Module credits | 32.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 10 lectures per week |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Department | Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 or Semester 2 |
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