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1) What are the desirable pulse characteristics and the factors that govern them in a Radar system? 2) Briefly discuss about the radar waveforms? 3) Derive the radar range equation? Discuss about its limitation? 4) Draw the diagram of a basic radar system and explain the operation of each block in detail? 5) With a block diagram explain the operation of pulse radar? 6) Discuss the range of radar frequencies in electromagnetic spectrum? 7) Explain about applications of radar? 8) A pulsed Radar operating at 10GHz has an antenna with a gain of 28dB and a transmitter power of 2kW(pulsed power). If it is defined to detect a target with a cross section of 12sq.m. and the minimum detectable signal is Pmin=-90dBm. What is the maximum range of the radar? 9) With the 3MHz bandwidth of the radar receiver, calculate the highest range resolution realization realizable with the radar? 10) If the radar is designed for operation at 10GHz with an antenna of diameter 2m, calculate the peak pulse power required to have a maximum range of 1000km with a target of cross sectional area 20m2. Assume minimum detectable noise power is 36*10^-15W? 11) Modify the range equation for an antenna with a transmitting gain G and operating at a wavelength. 12) List major applications of radar in civil and military systems? 13) Compute the maximum detectable range of a radar system specified below, Operating wavelength=3.2 cm Peak pulse transmitted power=500kW Minimum detectable power=10^-13W Capture area of the antenna=5sq.m. Radar cross-sectional area of the target=20 sq.m. 14) For the specifications of a radar listed below, compute the power received at 50km distance from the radar antenna. Operating wavelength = 3cm Peak pulse transmitted power=320kW Transmitting gain, G of the antenna=9.6*10^4 Effective aperture area of receiving antenna=5 sq.m. Radar cross-sectional area of the target, sigma=12sq.m.
UNIT-II
1) Explain the prediction of range performance? 2) What is meant by minimum detectable signal in radar? Discuss the effect of integration of radar pulses? 3) Discuss in detail the quantitative analysis of Receiver noise and hence derive the expression for minimum detectable signal? 4) Describe the different noise components present in Radar systems? 5) Discuss about the probability density functions? 6) What is false alarm and probability of detection? 7) Explain the significance of probability of the alarm and probability of miss? 8) By applying statistical noise theory, derive the signal to noise ration and hence the expression for probability of detection? 9) Discuss in detail the radar cross-section of targets and the cross-section fluctuations? 10) Define and explain Transmitted power in Radar equation and express the Radar equation in terms of the energy contained in the transmitted waveform? 11) Explain how the transmitted power effects the range? 12) Discuss the factors affecting the Pulse Repetition Frequency and range of a radar? 13) Discuss in detail about Antenna parameters and System losses? 14) If the noise figure of a receiver is 2.5dB, what reduction(measured in dB) occurs in the signal noise ratio at the output compared to the signal noise ratio at the input? 15) What is the maximum radar cross section of an automobile license plate that is 12 inches wide by 6 inches high at a frequency of 10.525 GHz? 16) Write explanatory notes on, i) Minimum detectable signal ii) False alarm iii) Missed detection 17) What are multiple-time-around echoes? Explain the relation between unambiguous range estimation and multiple-time-around echoes? 18) Write explanatory notes on pulse repetition frequency and range ambiguities?