This subject gets framed into the Intensification in Naval Technology, and its goal is to provide the student with a theoretical and practical training over the basic operation of radar, sonar and optoelectronic sensors in naval and terrestrial environments.
Along this subject, students learn the concept of naval sensor and will acknowledge the most usual sensors in their operative environment. The main concepts for all remote sensing system will be provided, so the student understand the multidisciplinary character of this subject, applying different knowledge from previous subjects, such as radiocommunication systems, electronic circuits and filters, automatic control, electrotechnics of physics (electromagnetic fields).
It will be mainly focused on radar sensors, both continuous and pulsed wave systems, analysing the parameters that limit the radar range, the probability of detection and of false alarm, the concept of radar cross section, clutter, etc. We will also analyse the basic and most common techniques for radar signal processing, most of them used in other remote sensing systems (such as sonar), emphasizing the multidisciplinary nature of the subject.
The student will be able to understand the proper acoustic characterisation of the underwater environment, and the propagation issues associated, such as noise and reverberation. The architecture and characterisation of the active and passive sonar systems will also be studied, along with their acoustics tranducers.
Lastly, the optical spectrum and the classification of the existing emitting sources will be analysed, understanding the operation of the distinct types of optoelectronic sensors and their main characteristics.
