RESULT

Part A

Transmitter

Antenna

Control Unit

Synchronizer

Receiver
Line Replaceable Unit

Features
Antenna Width (m) and Height (m) can be
varied, and will affect the Antenna Gain (dB)
and3dBBeamwidth (Az).
Antenna Switch Loss (dB) and Plumbing Loss
(dB) will affect the Maximum Effective Range
of the radar.
Scan Width (Degrees) determines the azimuth
extent of both the simulator scan, and the
Range Markers.
Scan Speed (Deg/sec),in conjunction with
Beamwidth, and PRF, determines the number
of Hits per Scan of the radar.
The Antenna Type option buttons allow you to
select one of three types of antenna Parabola, Cassegrain or Phased Array. Each
one has its own Antenna Efficiency (%), and
1st Sidelobe level.
The (azimuth) Scan Type is dependant on the
Antenna Type, with Cassegrain and Parabolic
antennas only being capable of Mechanical
scanning, whereas a Phased Array scan can be

Electronic or Mechanical.
Once the antenna type has been selected, and
the parameters entered into the white text
boxes, press the Calculate button to update
the grey (computed) fields.
The Transmitter is basically an RF power
amplifier, which boosts the power level of the
signal generated in the Synchronizer/Exciter.
Peak Power, in conjunction with the Pulse
Width (PW) and Pulse Recurrence Frequency
(PRF) affects the Mean Power level. The value
entered for Peak Power is automatically
transferred to the Blake Chart, to assist with
computation of the Effective Maximum Range
of the radar.
With Pulse Compression Coding selected to
'None' the PRF and PW values entered here
are used to calculate the Duty Cycle, and (in
conjunction with Peak Power) Mean Power.
The PW determines the Range Resolution and
the RF Bandwidth requirement of the radar.
The Carrier Frequency determines the RF
Wavelength.
PW and RF Wavelength are automatically
transferred to the Blake Chart to aid
computation of the Maximum Effective Range
of the radar. Once a suitable set of values have
been determined, they can be entered into
one of the Range Settings in the CDU Form for
use in the Simulator.
When Pulse Compression Coding is set to
either 'Barker' or 'Linear FM', the Range
Resolution (m) and optimum Receiver RF
Bandwidth (MHz) are modified by the value of
the selected coding scheme.
The effective Compressed Pulse Width (s)and
the Processing Gain (dB) are also calculated.
For Barker (phase) coding, there are four
selectable values (5, 7, 11 and13) for the
number of 'bits' in the pulse.
For Linear FM, the Deviation can be set
anywhere between 0.1MHz and 10MHz.
However, if the Deviation is set at a value less
than the reciprocal of the uncompressed pulse
width, no processing gain or resolution
enhancement will be obtained.

The Receiver Noise Factor (dB), IF Bandwidth

(MHz) and Rx Temperature all combine to
determine the Rx Noise Level (dBm).
The Rx Gain (dB) and Rx Threshold (V), in
conjunction with the Rx Noise Level (dBm),
determine the Threshold/Noise Ratio (dB) for
the radar. This is, for practical purposes, the
same as the minimum signal/noise ratio for
the radar.
The Probability of False Alarm (Pfa) shown
here is based on the T/N Ratio.
Various Signal Processing options such as
IAGC, CFAR, FTC, and STC can be enabled in
the Simulator by checking the appropriate box.
The Gain Type for the radar can be set to
Linear or Logarithmic. In either case, the
Receiver amplifiers saturate at a signal level of
10V.
This Form allows the user to enter four sets of
values of PRF (kHz), PW (s) and Maximum
Range (km) for use in the Simulator.
Pulse Compression can also be selected on
Ranges 3 and 4.
The Simulator Display Type can be selected to
either Sector Scan or B Type.
An A-Scope display is permanently available on
the Simulator.
Range Markers and a Freeze Button can be
enabled on the Simulator by checking the
appropriate boxes on this Form.
Once all of the characteristics have been
entered, select accept values to transfer them
to the PREP Simulator database.

Part B
1.
Height=1, Width=1

Ae Azimuth

Ae Elevation

Ae 3D Plot

Height=1, Width=15

Ae Azimuth

Ae Elevation

Ae 3D Plot

Height=1, Width=30

Ae Azimuth

Ae Elevation

Ae 3D Plot

Width=1, Height=1

Ae Azimuth

Ae Elevation

Ae 3D Plot

Width=1, Height=15

Ae Azimuth

Ae Elevation

Ae 3D Plot

Width=1, Height=30

Ae Azimuth

Ae Elevation

Ae 3D Plot

2.
Synchronizer width=1, Control Unit=1

Synchronizer width=1, Control Unit=15

Synchronizer width=1, Control Unit=30

3.
Object

-35o

55o

7km

16km

5m2

15m2

Position

Size