A radar's signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is integral in determining which targets it can detect.
This video gives an animated description of the equation and a Python notebook is provided to test your knowledge.
Resources:
- Python notebook where you can play around with the Radar Range Equation and will be updated with every new video in the series (radar_cheatsheet.ipynb) - https://tinyurl.com/radar-cheatsheet-nb
- All code for this video - https://tinyurl.com/github-videos
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References:
- Radar Handbook (book by Skolnik) - https://tinyurl.com/skolnik-radar-handbook
- Introduction to Radar Systems, Lecture 2: Radar Equation (course slides by MIT LL) - https://tinyurl.com/mit-radar-equation
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All animations shown were created using Manim Community (https://docs.manim.community/en/stable/index.html) - a Python animation library written by 3Blue1Brown (https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown) and maintained by the community. Huge thanks to everyone working on this incredible project!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - What is the SNR?
0:47 - The Signal
3:30 - The Noise