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Peter Green

Peter Green is an internationally active manager in Air Traffic Control. He looks back at a technical career in the fields of ATC and also has been in charge of ATCO and ATSEP qualification for many years.

Radar Antennas in Action: Analyzing Beamwidth and Polarization with SkySim

Radar antennas are a critical component of any radar system, determining how radar signals are transmitted and received. In radar technology, two key properties of antennas are beamwidth and polarization, both of which directly affect the radar’s ability to detect and track targets. SkySim provides a hands-on platform for exploring these properties, allowing users to adjust antenna configurations and observe how they influence radar performance.

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Target Simulation: Building Complex Scenarios with SkySim

Radar target simulation is a fundamental part of understanding radar system operations, and SkySim offers an advanced platform for building and experimenting with these scenarios. In both civil and military radar applications, the ability to simulate various target behaviors and characteristics is critical for training and testing radar performance in real-world environments.

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Exploring the Basics: Radar Noise and Its Suppression in SkySim

Radar systems are highly sensitive to external signals, and while this sensitivity allows them to detect targets at great distances, it also makes them vulnerable to noise. Noise, in radar terminology, refers to unwanted signals that interfere with the radar's ability to detect legitimate targets. These unwanted signals can come from various sources, such as thermal emissions, electronic interference, and atmospheric conditions.

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Exploring the Electronic Warfare Extension of SkySim: Jamming and Disturbance Filtering

This article explores SkySim's Electronic Warfare extension, simulating radar jamming techniques and countermeasures with FreeScopes for advanced disturbance filtering and analysis.

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SkySim: A Comprehensive Radar Simulation Tool for Civil Applications

SkySim is a sophisticated radar simulator designed specifically for training and educational purposes. Unlike military-focused simulators, SkySim centers its capabilities around civil radar applications, including air traffic control (ATC) and various civilian surveillance tasks. SkySim allows users to explore the intricacies of radar technology in a controlled environment, making it a powerful tool for students, engineers, and researchers looking to understand and implement radar systems.

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Statistical and Adaptive Signal Processing to Eliminate Deception Attacks (Video)

The SASP Deception Detect is a feature in Electronic Warfare. It is implemented in the SkyRadar FreeScopes Training Suite, developed by SkyRadar, building on the foundation of the Enhanced Kalman Disturbance Filter (EKDF). 

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Electronic Warfare: Detailed Video on the Doppler Phase Shift Enhanced Disturbance Filter

The following video explores the Doppler Phase Shift Enhanced Disturbance Filter, a sophisticated approach designed to improve radar accuracy and effectively detect jamming.

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Electronic Warfare: Doppler Phase Shift Enhanced Disturbance Filter

The Doppler Phase Shift Enhanced Disturbance Filter (EDF) is an advanced radar signal processing system designed to effectively handle jammed radar data. It utilizes sophisticated algorithms to distinguish genuine radar reflections from jamming signals, thereby enhancing the radar's ability to accurately detect and track targets even in hostile environments.

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Electronic Warfare: Range Gate Pull Off - Kalman-based Countermeasures in FreeScopes (Video)

The Enhanced Kalman Disturbance Filter is a feature developed by SkyRadar. It is part of its training radar system, designed to detect and handle range deception data using the Kalman Filter and the most recent RGPO detection features. This block includes several sub-functions, each serving a specific purpose in the processing of incoming radar reflections to identify and manage potential range deceived targets.

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