Polarimetric Technique for Aircraft Icing Alert Using Airborne Radar Felix J. Yanovsky National Aviation University, Department of Air-navigation Systems, Prospect Komarova 1, 03058, Kiev, Ukraine, Phone 380 44 4082429 Abstract -- This paper deals with development and analysis of airborne radar to detect remotely super-cooled water in clouds for warning aircraft icing. Conditions of aircraft icing

Adaptive Algorithms for Weather Radar I.G. Prokopenko 1, F.J. Yanovsky 1,2, L.P. Ligthart2 National Aviation University, Prospect Komarova 1, 03058, Kiev, Ukraine, Phone 380 44 4082429 2 Delft University of Technology, IRCTR P.O. Box 5031, 2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands, Phone 31 15 2781034 Abstract -- New adaptive algorithms for radar signals processing are developed and applied for the detectio

Electronically Controllable Surface for Polarization Control Vincent F Fusco, Binoy Nair High Frequency Electronics Laboratories School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Queen's University Belfast Ashby Building Stranmillis Road Belfast BT9 5AH N.Ireland, UK Phone: +44 (0)28 90 274087 Fax: +44 (0)28 90 662135 E-Mail: v.fusco-ee.qub.ac.uk Abstract --- This paper describes a method by which

Advanced onboard RF radar subsystems G. Michaud, G. Naudy, T. Adam, B. Cogo Alcatel Space BP1187 26 avenue J.F. Champollion 31037 Toulouse France Phone: (33) 5 34 35 56 53 E-mail: Guy.Michaud-space.alcatel.fr Abstract - Alcatel Space has a great experience in radar satellite for many years and has developed numerous radar altimeters and SARs. This article presents the design principle of these RF

Microwave Back-Projection Radar for Wide-area Surveillance System Kenji Inomata, Takashi Hirai Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Advanced Tech. R&D Center, Tsukaguchi-Honmachi 8-1-1, Amagasaki, Hyogo 661-8661, Japan, Tel: +81-6-6497-7692 Abstract -- Microwave back-projection radar techniques using transmitting and receiving array antennas have been developed for wide-area surveillance. This radar s

MUSIC with Outlier Rejection: A New Tool for Improving the Estimation Performance at the Threshold Region of the SNR Ildar Urazghildiiev National Technical University of Ukraine "KPI", Dept. 1730, Prospect Pobedy 37, 03056, Kiev, Ukraine Phone +38 044 454 94 88. Abstract -- The root-mean square error (RMSE) of the MUSIC-based estimates of parameters of closely spaced sources increase dramatically

Ka- and V-band Clutter Measurements at Grazing Angle Extremes Jukka Ruoskanen1, Pekka Eskelinen2, Heikki Heikkilä3 and Arvi Serkola1 1 Defence Forces Technical Research Centre, P.O.Box 10, 11311 Riihimäki, Finland 2 Helsinki University of Technology, IDC, P.O.Box 3000, 02015 HUT, Finland 3 Armoured Brigade, P.O.Box 5, 13701 Parolannummi, Finland described here has been to collect such experimenta

AN AUTOMATED MULTIPLE-STIMULUS MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERISING MULTIPLE-DEVICE AMPLIFIERS Jonathan Lees1, A. Haczewski2, Johannes Benedikt1 and Paul J. Tasker1 1 Dept of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Parade, Cardiff, Wales, UK, CF243TF. E-mail: Leesj2-cardiff.ac.uk Tel: +44 2920 339836, Fax:+44 2920 874939 2 Nokia inc/Nokia Net

Real-time and optimal PA characterization speeds up PA design Frans Verbeyst, Marc Vanden Bossche, Member, IEEE NMDG Engineering bvba, C. Van Kerckhovenstraat 110, B-2880 Bornem, Belgium frans.verbeyst-nmdg.be, marc.vanden_bossche-nmdg.be Abstract -- Presently source- and load-pull techniques are used to characterize amplifiers under different impedance conditions and to find the optimal source an

NVNA Users' Forum: Mission and Overview Dominique Schreurs1, Kate A. Remley2, and Wendy Van Moer3 2 K.U.Leuven, Div. ESAT-TELEMIC, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium National Institute of Standards and Technology, MS 818.01, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, USA 3 VUB, Dept. Elec, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium This workshop is organized each year by an expert in some aspect of