students, researchers, scientists, and engineers interested in radar system engineering. Please be informed that this course can be attended by maximum 18 Trainees, to guarantee a high-quality training.

After an introduction to the radar basics, as the propagation of electromagnetic waves, radar equation, polarimetry, analysis of Radar Cross Section (RCS) of targets and RCS measurement, the present radar types will be presented, as the CW-, FMCW-, pulse-, MTI-, mono-pulse-, and UWB-radar. These introductory lessons will be complemented by the waveform and radar parameter topics. The core part of the course will then be the presentation of the concepts for future radars, which will be significantly different from the state of the art radars, with system functions like digital beamforming, MIMO radar, intelligent signal coding (f.e. OFDM) and antenna array imaging for high resolution-small size radars. Typical radar antenna concepts for beam-forming, arrays, and phased-arrays will be presented, as well. Another important part of the course will be concerned with the presentation of some special radar applications, like automotive radar, ultra wideband radar, radar for medical applications, and of course the Ground Penetrating Radar, but also through-the-wall radar and Synthetic Aperture Radar.

Coordinator of the Training School is Prof. Werner Wiesbeck (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, TU1208 WG Member). Trainers are Prof. Werner Wiesbeck, Prof. Thomas Zwick (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Prof. Marwan Younis (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), and Prof. Alexander Yarovoy (Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands, TU1208 WG Member). The Action Chair, Dr Lara Pajewski ("Roma Tre" University, Rome, Italy) will attend the Training School and deliver an introduction to the COST programme and to the Action TU1208.

Class Scheduling

Monday, 2 May 2016 - Introduction and basic theory. COST and the Action TU1208.