Radar Systems
Communications & Embedded Systems
AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane Radar Shemya, Alaska
AN/FPS-115 Pave Paws Radar Warner Robins AFB, GA one of several locations
Design and performance improvement projects have been successfully completed by engineers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) for a wide variety of radars ranging from low-power CW Doppler devices to MegaWatt pulsed "big sensor" systems such as the PARCS, Pave Paws, and Cobra Dane radars.
Other research projects involve radar-like ranging devices for wireless sensor networks and use of harmonic reflections for discrimination of active electronics.
Examples of Radar Engineering Projects
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Reverse & Replacement Engineering
- Active Array Transmitter Upgrade
- Radome Materials Evaluation
- TWT Modulator Replacement
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Custom Design & Prototype Development
- Active Array Phase Shifter Circuit Boards
- Instantaneous Personal Protection System
- Sub-Centimeter Ranging for Wireless Sensor Nodes
AN/FPS-85, Eglin Air Force Base, FL See SwRI article: Upgrading the Nation's Largest Space Surveillance Radar
AN/FPQ-16 PARCS Radar at Cavalier AFS
Cobra Dane Three-Bit Phase Shifter
AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane Traveling Wave Tube (TWT) Modulator
Related Terminology
communication devices • CW doppler devices • megawatt pulsed systems • PARCS radar • Pave Paws radar • Cobra Dane radar • wireless sensor networks • radar systems • communications engineering
