TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know the basic principles of radar systems. 2) Explain the role of all the parts that make up the radar system. 3) Will be able to analyze and evaluate the performance of the radar system. 4) Know the role of target and environmental factors in determining system parameters. 5) Will be able to compare the different radar systems.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Radar design principles and performance analysis. Radar antennas. Radar signal propagation and detection. CW, FM and Doppler radars.
COURSE CONTENTS	This course is to enable students to apply the basic principles of radar system design to the problems they may encounter in their scientific research and working life and to produce solutions, it includes the following subjects: Introduction to Radar Systems (Definitions and Nomenclature), Pulsed Radars (The Radar Range Equation, Low/High PRF Radar Equation, Surveillance Radar Equation, Jamming Equation, Bistatic Radar Equation), Radar Losses, Noise Figure. Continuous Wave (CW) Radars, Radar Signals and Signal Processing (Linear Systems and Complex Signal), The Matched Filter Radar Receiver, Analog and Discrete Coded Waveforms, Pulse Compression, Radar Clutter, Moving Target Indicator (MTI) and Pulse Doppler Radars, Radar Detection, Radar Target Tracking.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Bassem R. Mahafza, Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB, Third Edition, deciBel Research Inc. Huntsville, Alabama, USA, 2013. Merrill I. Skolnik, Introduction to Radar Systems, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill International Edition, 1981.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 2 10 Quiz 4 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 4 10 40 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 10 3 30 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 20 40 Total Workload 139 Total Workload / 30 4,63 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No