This document suggests a curriculum to teach with the SkyRadar Pulse, PSR and the FMCW. It is a practically oriented curriculum for bachelor studies in engineering universities and air traffic control personnel (ATCO and ATSEP).
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4 Theory and Practice at the example of PSR and FMCW
Abstract
This document suggests a curriculum to teach with the SkyRadar Pulse, PSR and the FMCW. It is a practically oriented curriculum for bachelor studies in engineering universities and air traffic control personnel. In ATC, the training supply will vary between Air Traffic Controllers (ATCO) and Air Traffic Safety Electronic Personnel (ATSEP). For ATCO's it is important to understand the functional principles and the operations. In case of malfunctioning they need to have an understanding about what is wrong and able to rapidly communicate the problem to the ATSEP in charge. ATSEP need to understand functional principle and operations too, but their focus is the rapid servicing. Based on the erratic behavior of the system (e.g. perturbed plots and tracks in the PPI), they shall be able to rapidly locate the error and fix it.
The more scientific bachelor studies should complement the curriculum with more mathematical theory and substantiation.
In brackets we define documentation and handouts. If not hyperlinked when first introduced, they are of limited access to SkyRadar customers and partners. The Annex refers to related document names.
If you are an interested lecturer from an ATC-academy or university, please contact us for more details.
Also, if interested in curriculum information about Artificial Intelligence related to radar technology or on Navigation Aids, please contact us for related information.
1 Introduction
* Basic Principle of Operation (Radar Basics 1.1)
* Primary Radars in Air Traffic Control (Radar Basics 1.4 )
* Classification of Radar Sets (Radar Basics 1.6)
2 Basics with the Pulse / PSR 
* Pulsed Radars (Pulse and PSR Manual)
* A-Scope (Pulse & PSR Manual, FreeScopes Manual, Pulse and PSR Training Exercise Manual)
* B-Scope (PSR Manual, FreeScopes Manual, Pulse & PSR Base Unit Training Exercise Manual )
* Plan Position Indicator (PPI) (Pulse & PSR Manual, FreeScopes Manual, Pulse & PSR Base Unit, Training Exercise Manual )
* Range resolution (Pulse & PSR Base Unit Training Exercise Manual )
* Sensitivity Time Control STC (Pulse & PSR Base Unit Training Exercise Manual )
* Effect of Noise (Pulse & PSR Base Unit Training Exercise Manual )
* Threshold function and C-FAR (Pulse & PSR Base Unit Training Exercise Manual )
* Radar Signal Processing (Radar Basic 2.4.1-2)
* IQ Signal Processing
* Radar Receiver (Radar Basics 2.3.1)
* Filters (Radar Basics 2.3.3)
* Sensibility
* Radar Equation (Radar Basics 1.2)
* Time/Distance Relation
* Radar Cross Section (Radar Basics 1.3)
* Spectrum Analysis (Power Spectral Density Analysis)
3 Introducing the FMCW
* FMCW Radars (FMCW Manual)
* Doppler Radars (FMCW Manual)
* Range Resolution (FMCW Base Unit Training Exercise Manual)
* SawTooth Modulation and the Effect (FMCW Base Unit Training Exercise Manual)
* Range and Speed (FMCW Base Unit Training Exercise Manual)
* Frequency of Vibration (FMCW Base Unit Training Exercise Manual)
4 Theory and Practice at the example of Pulse, PSR and FMCW
* Radar Antenna and Tracking Antenna (Radar Basics 2.1.1-2)
* Antenna Diagram
* Radar Transmitter (Radar Basics 2.2.1)
* Concept of Coherence (Radar Basics 2.2.2)
Annex
Documentation
Radar Basics 1.0.docx History of Radar ......................................................... 1
Radar Basics 1.1.docx Basic principle of operation ...................................... 2
Radar Basics 1.2.docx Radar Equation ............................................................. 3
Radar Basics 1.3.docx Radar Cross Section ................................................... 4
Radar Basics 1.4.docx Primary Radar in Air Traffic Management ................ 5
Radar Basics 1.5.docx Over–The–Horizon Radars ........................................... 6
Radar Basics 1.6.docx Classification of Radar Sets ...................................... 7
Radar Basics 2.1.1.docx Radar Antenna .......................................................... 8
Radar Basics 2.1.2.docx Tracking Radar Antenna ........................................... 9
Radar Basics 2.1.3.docx Radar Antenna with Synthetic Aperture ................ 10
Radar Basics 2.2.1.docx Radar Transmitter ..................................................... 11
Radar Basics 2.2.2.docx Concept of Coherence............................................ 12
Radar Basics 2.2.3.docx Intrapulse Modulation .............................................. 13
Radar Basics 2.3.1.docx Radar Receiver ........................................................ 14
Radar Basics 2.3.2.docx Superheterodyne Principle ...................................... 15
Radar Basics 2.3.3.docx Matched Filter /Matched Receiver ......................... 16
Radar Basics 2.4.1.docx Radar Signal Processing ........................................ 17
Radar Basics 2.4.2.docx Digital Signal Processing ......................................... 18
Radar Basics 2.4.3.docx Local Tracking .......................................................... 19
Radar Basics 2.5.1.docx Radar Displays ......................................................... 20
Radar Basics 2.5.2.docx Plan Position Indicator ............................................ 21
Radar Basics 3.1.docx Electronic War ............................................................. 22
Radar Basics 4.1.docx Practical Training ......................................................... 23
