radar, electromagnetic sensor used for detecting, locating, tracking, and recognizing objects of various kinds at considerable distances . It operates by transmitting electromagnetic energy toward objects, commonly referred to as targets, and observing the echoes returned from them.
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Simultaneously, radar is also utilized in civilian applications particularly in controlling air traffic, observation of weather, navigation of ship, environment, sensing from remote areas, observation of planetary, measurement of speed in industrial applications, space surveillance, law enforcement , etc.
Read moreHow does radar frequency work?
Any electromagnetic device that detects and locates a target by radiating electromagnetic energy and uses the echos scattered from a target can be classified as a radar, regardless of its frequency. Radars have operated at frequencies from a few megahertz to the ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum .
Read moreHow does radar work in aviation?
A radar system detects other aircraft, ships, or other objects and the speed and direction in which they travel by sending out a pulse of high-frequency electromagnetic waves . This pulse goes out ahead of the aircraft until it encounters an object and reflects off of it.
Read moreWhat is radar and how it works?
RADAR is fundamentally an electromagnetic sensor used to detect and locate objects . Radio waves are radiated out from the radar into free space. Some of the radio waves will be intercepted by reflecting objects (targets). The intercepted radio waves that hit the target are reflected back in many different directions.4 Kas 2021
Read moreHow does a radar detect?
Radar (radio detection and ranging) is a detection system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), angle, and radial velocity of objects relative to the site .
Read moreWhat are the three types of radar?
Military radar systems can be divided into three main classes based on platform: land-based, shipborne, and airborne . Within these broad classes, there are several other categories based mainly on the operational use of the radar system.7 Tem 2011
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