Fundamental of Radar and Localization (9CFU)
General information on radar, spectrum usage, radar measurements (distance, radial velocity, angular location). Fundamental radar equation, the noise of the receiver and antenna, propagation (attenuation and reflections), losses. Radar Cross Section and targets models (slow and rapid fluctuation); detection of targets (fixed and moving); integration of the pulses. Decision Theory and radar detection: decision criteria, detection of single pulse, revelation with N pulses. Doppler radar and Moving Target Indicator (MTI): Doppler effect and structure of the coherent transceiver, MTI filtering, Improvement factor and its limitations, Moving Target Detector, Matched filter and Pulse Compression, Chirp signal, ambiguity function. Track While Scan, Kalman Filtering
Satellite Navigation and Surveillance system (9CFU)
Knowledge of system architectures, the technological solutions and infrastructure for the Air Traffic Management (CNS / ATM: Communications, Navigation, Surveillance / Air Traffic Management). Knowledge of the systems and methods of navigation in particular, with emphasis on satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo), including techniques and associated infrastructure, to ensure continuity, reliability and accuracy of satellite navigation service (integrity, Augmentation).
Hardware, Electromagnetic And Localization Security (6CFU)
Long range RF security
- Fundamentals of RF localization
- Electronic Warfare notable schemes and examples (Intelligence and Elint, ESM, ECM, ECCM…, libraries, low probability of intercept, authentication, encryption);
- Most used attacks on the RF channel (Chaff, Eavesdropping, Jamming, Message injection, Spoofing…)
- RF attacks on Satellite Navigation Systems
- RF and signal countermeasures (e.g. frequency agility, spread spectrum and LPI signals, BSS, null steering, DBF…)
- System countermeasures (Anomaly detection, Integrity…)