APPLICATIONS OF RADAR

GUIDED BY: Prof. FALGUN THAKKAR

MADE BY: DENISH THUMMAR (140110111061)
TINTO THOMAS (140110111062)
FIELDS OF APPLICATION

 MILITARY
 REMOTE SENSING
 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HIGHWAY SECURITY
 AIRCRAFT SAFETY AND NAVIGATION SHIP SAFETY
 SPACE
 MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS
MILITARY
 Important part of air defence system, operation of
offensive missiles & other weapons.
 Target detection, target tracking & weapon control.
 Tracks the targets, directs the weapon to an intercept and
assess the effectiveness of engagement.
 Also used in area, ground & air surveillance.
REMOTE SENSING
 Weather observation- TV reporting planetary observation.
 Below ground probing.
 Mapping of sea ice.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
 Used
the to safely
airports andcontrol air traffic in the vicinity of
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regions of &rain
aircraft
in taxing.
the vicinity of
airports & weather.
AIRCRAFT SAFETY AND NAVIGATION
 Airborne weather
precipitation avoidance
& dangerous windradar
shear.outlines the regions of
 Low flying military aircrafts rely on terrain avoidance &
terrain following radars to avoid collision with high
terrain & obstructions.
SHIP SAFETY
 Radar is found on ships & boats for collision
avoidance & to observe navigation buoys, when
the visibility
 Shore based is poor. are used for surveillance of
radars
harbors & river traffic.
SPACE
 Spaceonvehicles
landing have
the moon. used radar for clocking & for
 Used for planetary exploration.
 Ground based radars are used for detection & tracking of
satellites & other space objects.
 Used for radio astronomy.
Other Application of RADAR
A LIFE SAVER
LIVERMORE
ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGIST USED A
MICROPOWER IMPULSE
RADAR SENSOR
ATTACHED TO AN
EXTENDER TO SEARCH
FOR TRAPPED PEOPLE
THROUGH RUBBLE AT
GROUND ZERO OF THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER
FOLLOWING THE
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001,
TERRORIST ATTACKS.
HERMES- ROAD MAINTAINANCE
A) THE HERMES (HIGH-
PERFORMANCE
ELECTROMAGNETIC ROADWAY
MAPPING AND EVALUATION
SYSTEM) BRIDGE INSPECTOR IS A
RADAR-BASED SENSING SYSTEM
MOUNTED IN A TRAILER.
(B) THE ARRAY OF 64 RADAR
MODULES LOCATED BENEATH
THE TRAILER PRODUCES IMAGES
OF THE INSIDES OF BRIDGE
DECKS.
(C) THIS IMAGE SHOWS A
SUSPECT AREA WHERE A
DELAMINATION IN THE
CONCRETE MAY HAVE
OCCURRED.
TUNNEL WALL INSPECTION
MINE INSPECTION
Detection of underground water distribution
piping system
Various Application

Geologist : Earthquake detection

Scientists : Movements of animals,birds and insects

Archaeologists : Buried artifacts

Rescue teams : To search the needy people during the earthquake