GMT746 - ADVANCED RADAR TECHNIQUES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED RADAR TECHNIQUES | GMT746 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Question and Answer Drill and Practice | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saygın ABDİKAN | |||||
| Course objective | The objective of this course is to teach advanced radar techniques used in geomatics engineering applications. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Radar and microwave remote sensing principles. Radar sensors. Characteristics of radar image. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR). Mathematical and functional models. Data process and analysis of SAR images. Radar interferometry (InSAR). InSAR applications in geomatics engineering field. Radar polarimetry (PolSAR). PolSAR applications in geomatics engineering field. Ground-based SAR. | |||||
| References | - Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing, Iain H. Woodhouse, Taylor & Francis, 2005. - Radar interferometry, data interpretation and error analysis, Ramon F. Hanssen, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001. - Radar Interferometry, Bert M. Kampes, Springer, 2006. - Processing of SAR Data: Fundamentals, Signal Processing, Interferometry, Achim Hein, Springer, 2004. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Week 1 Radar and microwave remote sensing principles |
| Week 2 | Week 1 Radar and microwave remote sensing principles |
| Week 3 | Radar sensors |
| Week 4 | Characteristics of radar image |
| Week 5 | Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) |
| Week 6 | Mathematical and functional models |
| Week 7 | Data process and analysis of SAR images |
| Week 8 | Data process and analysis of SAR images |
| Week 9 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 10 | Radar interferometry (InSAR) |
| Week 11 | InSAR applications in geomatics engineering field |
| Week 12 | Radar polarimetry (PolSAR) |
| Week 13 | PolSAR applications in geomatics engineering field |
| Week 14 | Ground-based SAR |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the final exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 8 | 10 | 80 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 40 | 80 | 290 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Advances contemporary knowledge in the field of geomatics engineering based on novel thinking and research. | X | ||||
| 2. Possesses creative and critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making abilities. | X | ||||
| 3. Conducts a thorough novel research from scratch independently. | X | ||||
| 4. Acquires interdisciplinary knowledge of common terminology and joint working culture. | X | ||||
| 5. Cooperates with national and international scientific research groups. | X | ||||
| 6. Attains the capacity to publish an international peer-reviewed journal manuscript. | X | ||||
| 7. Maintains ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 8. Obtains the skills to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses offered in geomatics engineering. | X | ||||
| 9. Conducts verbal-written communication, surveys the literature, and prepares thesis in advanced level English. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest