RADAR IMAGING AND REMOTE SENSING A - L
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: LORETO DI DONATOExpected Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and fundamental skills related to radar systems, remote sensing, inverse scattering, and microwave imaging as well as notions on antenna arrays for radar systems.
Knowledge and understanding: Acquisition of basic principles of radar detection and signal processing.
Applying knowledge and understanding: Ability to quantitatively solve radar detection problems in different scenarios. Solution of inverse and optimization problems.
Making judgements: Ability to identify and compare the most appropriate methods for studying real problems.
Communication skills: Ability to present orally. Ability to write a lab report using technical language.
Learning skills: Learning assessment may also be carried out on-line depending on specific circumstances required
Course Structure
Required Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of signals theory and processing, linear systems, propagation.
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Radar Processing, Imaging and Systems (4 CFU – 28 h)
Elements of Wave Propagation and Antennas. Radar Equation and Radar Cross Section. Range Resolution and Doppler Frequency. Radar Equation with Jamming. Effects of the Earth’s Surface and Clutter. Signals and Networks Representation with Noise. Matched Filter and Ambiguity Function. Pulse Compression. Radar Detecion (MTI and CFAR). Doppler and Monopulse Radar.
Synthetic Aperture Radar (2 CFU - 14 h)
Electromagnetic Scattering Models from Surfaces. Resolution and Power Requirements. SAR Signal Processing. SAR Interferometry.
Microwave Imaging (1 CFU – 7h)
Non linearity and ill-posedness. Regularization and Linearized Scattering. Singular Value Decomposition (SVD). Compressive Sensing and Gradient Based Reconstruction Techniques.
Topics - in Collaboration with Companies, Universities and Research Centers (1 CFU – 7 h)
Automotive Radar / Direction Finding (Angle of Arrival)
Ground Penetrating Radar / Through-the-Wall Imaging
Microwave Medical Imaging / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Laboratory and on-field Experience (1 CFU – 25 h)
RADAR and SAR data processing with Matlab
Measurement data acquisition and processing with a mm-Waves Radar Prototype
Radar Cross Section Measurement in Anechoic Chamber
Visit at Sigonella/Fontanarossa/Etna Radar station (in collaboration with ENAV–TechnoSky/US Navy/INGV)
Textbook Information
[1] Radar Priciples, Peyton Z. Peebles, John Wiley & Sons Inc
[2] Radar Systems Analysis and Design using MATLAB (III ed.), Bassem R. Mahafza, CRC Press
[3] Radar Principles, Nadav Levanov, Wiley
[4] Antenna Theory: analysis and design, C. A. Balanis, 4th edition, Wiley
[5] Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing, G. Franceschetti and R. Lanari, CRC Press
[6] Introduction to Inverse Problems in Imaging, M. Bertero , P. Boccacci , C. De Mol, Taylor & Francis.
Course Planning
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| 1 | Detailed arguments will be given during lessons' development |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
To ensure equal opportunities and in compliance with current laws, interested students may request a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures based on educational objectives and specific needs. Students can also contact the CInAP (Centro per l’integrazione Attiva e Partecipata - Servizi per le Disabilità e/o i DSA) referring teacher within their department