Pre Conference Workshops: 27 November 2012

Workshop 1: Millimeter Wave Radar 09.00 - 12.30

Chair:

Dr Andy Stove
Radar Consultant
Thales UK

This workshop is an excellent opportunity to gain a holistic understanding of developments in Mm-Wave radar and their military applications. Recent important developments in the military field are the deployment of missiles using millimetric guidance, in the civil field the development of very lowcost, highly-integrated millimetre-wave radar sensors for automotive applications and in the research field, an increasing push to even higher frequencies, touching the Terhertz frequency band, to obtain even higher resolutions from short-range sensors.

Proven military applications include missile seekers, base security and brownout penetrating radar. Many other claims have been made for Mm-Wave systems, notably the ability to see through walls, detect buried structures, and detect cancer cells, band but these may involve a degree of over-selling of their capabilities.

Mm-Wave technology can do some amazing things, by providing some of the resolution usually associated with infra-red systems with the robustness of microwave radars, but it also poses some significant challenges, such as power generation, particularly at higher millimetrewave frequencies; it becomes increasingly difficult to generate radiation at usable power levels. There is also complexity and attention to mechanical detail required when it comes to implementing these systems into real world applications.

Key benefits of attending:

• Gain a deep understanding of military applications
• Lectures from world experts on Mm-Wave enabling you to engage with the latest research and understand how to contribute solutions in this area
• Feedback from operational use of Mm-Wave technology inte grated into UAVs and seeker missiles
• Meeting international colleagues and building a strong research community

Workshop 2: MIMO Military Applications: Diversity Means Superiority 13.30 - 17.15

Chair:

Dr Stephen Moore
Radar Team Leader
Joint Systems Department, DSTL

This workshop represents an opportunity to gather and share expertise on this area of growing importance. Organised in cooperation with DSTL this is an active area of interest and a critical priority of the military radar community.

In recent years militaries have been committed to employing networks of sensors, often on unmanned platforms, to achieve battlefield superiority. This includes netted radar systems, sometimes referred to as Multiple- Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar. MIMO systems represent excellent opportunities to develop advanced capabilities with a Low Probability of Interception.

This is an area of continual advances, but some significant challenges remain for coherent data processing with developments on-going in areas including phase synchronization and signal processing algorithms. With some of the finest MIMO minds expected to gather we are expecting a lot of international input and some interesting output too.

Key benefits of attending:

• Engage with key experts involved with MIMO research for military applications
• Gain a detailed understanding of the requirements in an interactive environment, share your solutions
• Understand the military applications, benefits and challenges with this technology
• Meet colleagues and build a strong network for future collaboration in this growing area of military radar interest