Festo LabVolt Series, Manual

Page 1: ...n this document are for illustration purposes actual products may vary Please refer to the Specifications section of each product item for all details Festo Didactic reserves the right to change produ...

Page 2: ...ide a classroom or lab Innovative design combining real world radar with the power of modern surveillance technology Computer based control of the radar s processing and display functions Comprehensiv...

Page 3: ...Radar Training System Model 8069 1 and an antenna motion control module SAR controller Target radar echoes produced during a complete antenna scan are sampled and stored in the SAR processor then proc...

Page 4: ...s for 8096 B ___________________________________________________________ 581988 9690 F0 Manual SAR image of a 777 Boeing aircraft reflective scale model obtained with the SAR Training System SAR image...

Page 5: ...gle 25 Range Swath 90 cm Processed Area 4 m 2 m x 2 m Basic Radar Training System Level 1 8112495 8097 10 The Basic Radar Training System is a complete set of hardware courseware and all necessary acc...

Page 6: ...____________________________________________________ 595990 9621 20 1 Accessories for 8097 1 __________________________________________________________ 8112515 9688 00 List of Manuals Table of Content...

Page 7: ...r and interference to allow study of the MTI processing function The following types of clutter and interference can be generated sea clutter rain clutter second trace echo noise and pulse interferenc...

Page 8: ...intuitive user interface to Select the radar processing functions and adjust other parameters of the radar such as the video gain detection threshold Figure 3 Control the radar display functions such...

Page 9: ...r Training System LabVolt Series 9 Festo Didactic Figure 3 Computer based control of the radar processing functions and operating parameters Figure 4 Computer based control of the radar display functi...

Page 10: ...ndow showing the interconnections to the RTM Figure 6 On screen block diagram of the Moving Target Indicator MTI processor Figure 7 Real signals can be observed on the built in oscilloscope by connect...

Page 11: ...Data Monitor is a powerful tool designed to study the various stages FFT Doppler filtering thresholding alarm generation of Moving Target Detection MTD Figure 9 Faults window in the LVRTS software Fig...

Page 12: ..._________________ 8112516 9688 A0 List of Manuals Table of Contents of the Manual s Analog MTI Processing Workbook 580412 38543 00 1 1 Familiarization with the Analog Pulse Radar 1 2 The PPI Display 2...

Page 13: ...rocessor Analog Functions Functions Sensitivity Time Control STC moving target cancellation logarithmic amplification Fast Time Constant FTC Constant False Alarm Rate CFAR Instantaneous Automatic Gain...

Page 14: ...eved by means of the split range gate technique whereas angle tracking is accomplished using lobe switching sequential lobing In addition to the fully automatic tracking mode several useful ECCM featu...

Page 15: ...Voltage Range 8 to 8 V Z Output Voltage Range TTL O Scope Display Video Output Voltage Range 10 to 10 V Time Base Output Voltage Range 0 to 10 V Maximum Range Tracking Rate 35 cm s 14 in s Maximum An...

Page 16: ...of barrage noise jamming produced by the jamming pod trainer of the RAT Training System as observed on the Radar PPI display The jamming pod trainer is a Self Screening Jammer SSJ target that can perf...

Page 17: ...rol module the necessary cables and a comprehensive student manual that deals with the principles of electronically steered antennas Beam steering in the Radar Phased Array Antenna Training System is...

Page 18: ...targets of up to 75 cm 30 in in length when the longest pulse width is used The system can also generate high resolution ISAR images of much larger targets when the shortest pulse width is used Becaus...

Page 19: ...ern of a scale model of a 777 Boeing aircraft obtained using the RCS and ISAR Measurement Training System In the ISAR imagery mode the RCS and ISAR Measurement Training System can produce images that...

Page 20: ...________________ 8129037 9688 D0 Manual Table of Contents of the Manual s RCS and ISAR Measurement Training System User Guide 593911 52792 E0 1 Overview of the RCS and ISAR Measurement Training 2 Modu...

Page 21: ...ally a question of compromise In many cases a trade off must be made between desirable characteristics For only a modest increase in cost and complexity pulse compression improves the range resolution...

Page 22: ...Phase Coded Pulse Compression 1 2 Basic Concepts and Techniques 1 3 Pulse Compression Ratio and SNR Improvement 1 4 Phase Code Compression Processing 2 1 Near Perfect Pseudo Random Combined Barker an...

Page 23: ...5 x 250 x 250 mm 6 5 x 9 8 x 9 8 in Net Weight 5 6 kg 12 2 lb Reconfigurable Training Module RTM 8094635 9431 30 The Reconfigurable Training Module RTM consists mainly of a powerful digital signal pro...

Page 24: ...rotocol Physical Characteristics Dimensions H x W x D 215 x 430 x 280 mm 8 5 x 16 9 x 11 0 in Net Weight 9 8 kg 21 6 lb Horn Antenna 581847 9535 00 The Horn Antenna is used to perform experiments rela...

Page 25: ...ch module to provide the required voltages Three regulated dc voltage outputs are also available through miniature banana jacks on the front panel of the power supply The antenna motor driver supplies...

Page 26: ...ommand signal for output to the antenna motor driver The controller also generates azimuth information required by other system modules Unregulated dc power is automatically supplied to the Radar Sync...

Page 27: ...na mounts on the rotating antenna pedestal and has a miniature plug in connector for quick RF coupling It uses an offset feed design to reduce masking effects A screen of microwave radiation absorbing...

Page 28: ...itted RF signal The antenna beams formed by each horn are squinted in azimuth to allow lobe switching sequential lobing target tracking Specifications Parameter Value Crossover Level of Antenna Beams...

Page 29: ...onnectors when it is installed on the Power Supply Antenna Motor Driver Specifications Parameter Value I Q Channel Input Voltage Range 1 V to 1 V Pulse Input Impedance 50 Trigger Inputs TTL Range Sele...

Page 30: ...usually referred to as Range Gate Pull Off RGPO The amplitude modulator consists of an electronic RF switch which can be controlled either internally or externally It is used to modulate the amplitud...

Page 31: ...adar Jamming Pod Trainer Model 9608 It provides the same unregulated DC voltages as the Power Supply Antenna Motor Driver Model 9601 through a multi pin connector located on its top panel This connect...

Page 32: ...nd Output Impedance 50 Sync Input TTL Physical Characteristics Dimensions H x W x D 112 x 330 x 300 mm 4 4 x 13 0 x 11 8 in Net Weight 3 2 kg 7 1 lb Phased Array Antenna 581966 9612 00 The Phased Arra...

Page 33: ...81970 9614 00 The SAR Controller allows motion control of the small aperture horn antenna installed on the moveable carriage of the Target Positioning System Model 9607 1 when the Basic Radar Training...

Page 34: ...Dual Channel Sampler samples the I and Q Channel baseband signals from the receiver and stretch these signals in time in order to facilitate observation and measurement It also allows to set the orig...

Page 35: ...mplitude modulator to produce the pulsed amplitude modulated RF signal Unregulated dc power is automatically supplied to the Radar Transmitter through self aligning connectors when it is installed on...

Page 36: ...8 kg 10 6 lb Analog Digital Signal Combiner 8112776 9630 10 The Analog Digital Signal Combiner is a compact module designed to be installed into one of the slots on the RTM of the Radar Processor Disp...

Page 37: ...are then routed to the RTM for digital signal processing The Data Acquisition Interface has two BNC connector analog inputs to receive the I and Q channel echo signals It also has two BNC connector d...

Page 38: ...o BNC connector inputs lobe switch control input and antenna rotation command input and two BNC connector outputs lobe switch control output and antenna rotation command output All these inputs and ou...

Page 39: ...Test points are available on the module s front panel to observe the input signals using a conventional oscilloscope DC power is automatically supplied to the RCS ISAR Data Acquisition Interface when...

Page 40: ...apter a horn antenna support and quick lock fasteners Accessories for 8097 2 8112516 9688 A0 The Accessories for 8097 2 set contains a DB15 cable a USB port cable an RJ 45 connector crossover cable an...

Page 41: ...for 8096 4 set contains a chaff cloud simulation device a multifunction stand a triangular stealth shield to cover the Radar Jamming Pod Trainer Radiation Absorbing Material RAM a set of microwave co...

Page 42: ...and a SMA adaptor Radar Tracker Hand Controller USB 581992 9694 10 The Radar Tracker Hand Controller USB is a joystick type device designed to be connected to a USB port of a personal computer It is...

Page 43: ...div to 50 s div time base 2 mV div to 10V div vertical sensitivity 3 accuracy USB and RS 232 ports Compact design Light weight Function Generator 5 MHz Optional 8125246 9409 00 Direct digital synthesi...

Page 44: ...and display functions and much more as described in the General Description of the Radar Processor Display Model 8096 2 The Radar Host Computer is not included in the Radar Processor Display It must...

Page 45: ...Radar Training System LabVolt Series 45 Festo Didactic Parameter Value Dimensions 25 4 X 15 2 cm 10 X 16...

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