Engineering
A radar's components are:
- A transmitter that generates the radio signal with an oscillator such as a klystron or a magnetron and controls its duration by a modulator.
- A waveguide that links the transmitter and the antenna.
- A duplexer that serves as a switch between the antenna and the transmitter or the receiver for the signal when the antenna is used in both situations.
- A receiver. Knowing the shape of the desired received signal (a pulse), an optimal receiver can be designed using a matched filter.
- A Display processor to produce signals for human readable output devices.
- An electronic section that controls all those devices and the antenna to perform the radar scan ordered by software.
- A link to end user devices and displays.
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