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    The document discusses the radar equation and its parameters. The radar equation relates transmitted power, antenna gains, target radar cross-section, and range to determine the power received by the radar receiver. Key parameters in the radar equation include transmitted power, target range, antenna gain, radar cross-section, and antenna effective area. The document also derives the radar equation for both continuous wave and pulsed radar systems.

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    The document discusses the radar equation and its parameters. The radar equation relates transmitted power, antenna gains, target radar cross-section, and range to determine the power received by the radar receiver. Key parameters in the radar equation include transmitted power, target range, antenna gain, radar cross-section, and antenna effective area. The document also derives the radar equation for both continuous wave and pulsed radar systems.

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    The document discusses the radar equation and its parameters. The radar equation relates transmitted power, antenna gains, target radar cross-section, and range to determine the power received by the radar receiver. Key parameters in the radar equation include transmitted power, target range, antenna gain, radar cross-section, and antenna effective area. The document also derives the radar equation for both continuous wave and pulsed radar systems.

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    Radar Equation

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    The document discusses the radar equation and its parameters. The radar equation relates transmitted power, antenna gains, target radar cross-section, and range to determine the power received by the radar receiver. Key parameters in the radar equation include transmitted power, target range, antenna gain, radar cross-section, and antenna effective area. The document also derives the radar equation for both continuous wave and pulsed radar systems.

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    Radar equation

    Parameters
    Transmitted power (CW radar and pulsed radar)

    Target range:
    As the target range increase, the received signal power
    decrease due to the spreading over a greater and greater
    area of the transmitted waves.
    ( )
    2
    / density power m w
    area
    power
    =
    Parameters
    Antenna gain
    Directivity of a transmitting antenna is a measure
    of how much the antenna concentrates the
    transmitted signal into a narrow beam.
    Gain: is the ratio of the power radiated by the
    antenna in the direction of max radiation, to the
    power that would have been radiated by a
    lossless (isotropic antenna).
    Parameters
    Radar Cross Section : RCS
    The target intercepts a portion of the transmitted signal and
    reflects it in various direction.
    How much of the signal is intercepted, how well the target
    reflects radar waves and how much of the reflected signal is
    actually directed back towards the radar determines the size
    of the target as seen by the radar. The measure of this size
    is radar cross section RCS denoted by o (units area)
    o varies from one target to another and even from one
    orientation to another of the same target
    Parameters
    Antenna Effective Area
    The reflected signal by the target, is intercepted
    by the reception antenna. The area of the
    antenna is high the power of received signal is
    high
    exp: Power density at the received antenna is
    10mw/m2, if Ae=0.5 m2, and if Ae=5 m2.
    Derivation of the radar equation
    Review:
    Power density
    Isotropic antenna radiation
    Case of CW, and case of pulsed radar
    Derivation of the radar equation
    Target at range R in the
    direction of maximum
    radiation
    Power received by the
    target at a range R is:

    Power density of the
    reflected signal at the
    antenna:

    o
    t

    2
    4 R
    G P
    t
    ( )
    2
    2
    4 R
    G P
    t
    t
    o
    Derivation of the radar equation
    At the receiver, not all the
    reflected power is
    intercepted by the radar,
    only a portion due the
    effective area:

    Find the value of the
    displacement % R to have
    a decreasing of 3 dB.

    2 2
    ) 4 ( R
    G P
    A P
    t
    e r
    t
    o
    =
    Derivation of the radar equation
    For a given noise level at
    the input of the receiver, the
    minimum signal to noise
    ratio depends on the
    minimum detectable signal
    power Smin, A signal
    weaker than Smin, would be
    covered by noise and would
    probably not be detected.

    ( )
    ( )
    4 1
    min
    3
    2 2
    max
    4
    1
    min
    2
    max
    4
    4
    |
    |
    .
    |

    \
    |

    =
    |
    |
    .
    |

    \
    |

    =
    S
    G P
    R
    S
    A G P
    R
    t
    e t
    t
    o
    t
    o

    Derivation of the radar equation with
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