Joint Meeting of the IEEE Huntsville Section and the AES Society


Speaker:

Robert McMillan, IEEE Fellow

Subject:

"Recent Advances in Radar Technology"

Date:

Thursday, April 12th, 2001

Time:

11:00am - 1:00pm

Place:

Redstone Officer's Club

Reservations:

Please contact Sonya Hutchinson at 544-3312, if you plan to attend. You may also email her at: Sonya.Hutchinson@msfc.nasa.gov.

Abstract: Recent advancements in computing power, waveforms, and broadband technology provide the means to build a radar with capabilities beyond those of existing radar systems. Noise or pseudorandom noise waveforms, based in some cases on cellular phone developments, provide high range resolution, low probability of intercept, and resistance to jamming. It is possible to built ultra-wideband radars spanning several bands for increased range resolution, useful for target discrimination. The advancements in computer technology provide the means to perform the computation-intensive tasks required to implement these new developments. We expect that in the next few decades the capabilities of radars will advance far beyond the significant advances experienced during the last ten years.

An update on the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference, to be held in Atlanta during 1 - 3 May, will also be given.

Biographical Sketch: Robert W. McMillan is a Senior Research Scientist in the Sensors Directorate of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command in Huntsville, AL. The Sensors Directorate is concerned primarily with visible, infrared, and radar sensors applicable to ballistic missile defense. Prior to joining SMDC, McMillan worked at Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Site, as an Intergovernmental Personnel Act appointee from Georgia Tech. At Georgia Tech, he was a Principal Research Scientist in the Georgia Tech Research Institute, working on both active and passive infrared, microwave, and millimeter wave sensors. He also worked for several years at Martin Marietta Aerospace (now Lockheed Martin) and Westinghouse (now Northrup Grumman). He also served for two years in the Air Force, attaining the rank of Captain in the Air Force Reserve. Dr. McMillan holds a Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Florida. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the Optical Society of America and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

NOTES:

  1. We will eat from 11:00 - 11:45am and the talk will begin at 11:45am. All lunch will be dutch treat. The price for lunch ranges from $5- $7, depending on your choices. There is a $2.00 per person meeting-room fee.

  2. The Officer's Club is located off of Goss Road on the Redstone Arsenal. Turn left after entering Gate 9 (Rideout Road entrance). Go about 1 mile on Goss road and you will see the sign. Turn left and continue about ¼ mile and you will see the building on your right.

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