Online Seminar | An exploration of Passive Radar
16 September 2020, 11:30 am–12:30 pm
Professor Hugh Griffiths is the first speaker of our second season of ICCS online seminars, in this seminar, he will introduce us to the developments and implementation of passive radar
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All | UCL staff | UCL students
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Robert Thompson – Institute of Communications and Connected Systems
An exploration of Passive Radar
Passive radar may be defined as radar that makes use of existing transmissions – such as broadcast, communications or radio-navigation signals – rather than a dedicated radar transmitter.
Such systems have a number of advantages, including covertness, low cost, and no need for additional spectrum. The earliest experiments go back several decades, but for many years the concept was not much more than an interesting research topic.
That situation has changed significantly in the past five years or so. There has been a step change in the maturity of the technology, and several commercial companies have built and demonstrated systems with high performance.
This is due to a number of factors, including ever-greater spectrum congestion, and the widespread use of digital transmissions.
A defence business website estimates that the civil and defence market for passive radar will exceed US$10bn over the next decade.
The presentation will cover some of the key developments, examples of practical systems and results, and some speculation on the future of the subject.
ICCS Chair
This session will be chaired by: Izzat Darwazeh
Attending the seminar
The Seminar will be held on the Zoom platform. Details of how to access Zoom can be found on their website.
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Password: Will be distributed to ICCS members, others are welcome to join and the password can be requested by email iccs@ucl.ac.uk
About the Speaker
Hugh Griffiths
Professor of Radio Frequency Sensor Systems at UCL
Hugh Griffiths holds the THALES/Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of RF Sensors at University College London, UK. He served as AES President for 2012/13. He received the IET A F Harvey Prize in 2013 and IEEE Picard Medal in 2017. With Chris Baker, he is author of the book An Introduction to Passive Radar, published by Artech House in 2017
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