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EE40136: Terrestrial and space-borne remote sensing and satellite navigation systems

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Further information on credits Credits: 6
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 1
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: EX 100%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this unit you must take EE30120 or equivalent.
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To provide an overview of the evolution, current status and possible future development of active and passive remote sensing systems.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
(i) describe the main features of active and passive remote sensing systems;
(ii) make first order calculations for radar and radiometer systems;
(iii) be familiar with rudimentary remote sensing analysis procedures;
(iv) demonstrate an understanding of Navigation signals for remote sensing.

Skills:
Elementary system design and data analysis, taught, facilitated and assessed.

Content:
Review of the Earth's neutral and ionised atmosphere. Fundamental concepts of Radiometry. Blackbody and non-blackbody radiation, concept of brightness temperature. Basic theory of radiative transfer, concepts of extinction and emission. Microwave interaction with atmospheric constituents: gaseous absorption, extinction and backscattering from hydrometeors, emission from clouds and rain. Analysis of radiometer systems: total power, unbalanced and balanced (noise injection) Dicke switched systems. Fundamentals of real and synthetic aperture radar systems. Passive radar. Ambiguity functions. Principles of pulse compression. Fundamentals of radar polarimetry. Principles and applications of atmospheric and ionospheric measurements using remote sensing techniques. Satellite navigation systems: introduction, overview and applications in remote sensing, signal processing for filtering and details of atmospheric and ionospheric sensing algorithms.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

EE40136 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
  • UEEE-AFM05 : MEng (hons) Electronic and Communication Engineering (Full-time) - Year 4
  • UEEE-AKM05 : MEng (hons) Electronic and Communication Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 5
  • UEEE-AFM14 : MEng (hons) Electronic Engineering with Space Science & Technology (Full-time) - Year 4
  • UEEE-AKM14 : MEng (hons) Electronic Engineering with Space Science & Technology (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 5

EE40136 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
  • UEEE-AFM13 : MEng (hons) Computer Systems Engineering (Full-time) - Year 4
  • UEEE-AKM13 : MEng (hons) Computer Systems Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 5
  • UEEE-AFM01 : MEng (hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Full-time) - Year 4
  • UEEE-AKM01 : MEng (hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 5
  • TEEE-AFM02 : MSc Wireless Systems (Full-time) - Year 1
  • TEEE-AFC06 : PG Cert Wireless Systems (Full-time) - Year 1
  • TEEE-AFL05 : PG Dip Wireless Systems (Full-time) - Year 1

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/4 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.