RADAR TRAINING SYSTEM
MODEL 8096
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The SAR Training System can also be used with the older RCS and ISAR Measurement Training System, Model 8095-5.
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Figure 25. The Radar Phased Array Antenna Trainer, Model 8096-6
Figure 27. SAR image of a 777-Boeing aircraft reflective scale
model obtained with the SAR Training System.
Figure 26. The Radar Phased Array Antenna Trainer is fully
compatible with the Lab-Volt radar training system. It allows
sector-scan operation with no antenna motion.
The Radar Phased Array Antenna Trainer,
Model 8096-6, is specifically designed to be used with
the complete, pulse radar system that can be
implemented with the Basic Radar Training System and
the Radar Processor/Display (Models 8096-1
and 8096-2, respectively). The trainer includes a phased
array antenna, a beam-steering control module, the
necessary cables, and a comprehensive student manual
that deals with the principles of electronically steered
antennas.
Beam steering in the Radar Phased Array Antenna
Trainer is achieved using a microwave switch coupled to
a Rotman lens and microstrip tapered slot array
antennas. Beam steering control can be manual,
continuous or radar PRF dependent. Scan speeds of up
to 1080 scans/min can be achieved, thereby allowing the
PPI display (sector scan) of the radar system to be
refreshed at much higher rates than with a conventional
mechanically rotated parabolic antenna. Targets can
thus be followed in near real time.
The Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) Training
System, Model 8096-8, adds on to the RCS and ISAR
Measurement Training System, Model 8096-5
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, to form
a synthetic aperture radar that can produce high-
resolution images (see Figures 27 to 29).
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