FORMAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS
EC En 564 Radar and Communications
Fall Semester 2023
Instructor: Dr. David Long
One of the key products in industry is a research report. In order to give you some practical experience, you will conduct research and write a research report. Other class members will edit your report and provide feedback for you prior to the final report submission. Only the final version of the report will be graded. The final report should be 10-15 pages in length (includes figures)and have at least 10 references. Use journal papers and books as your primary source (not web pages). The audience is the class. The report should take the form of a journal paper published in IEEE Aerospace Electronics or IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing.
The subject should be a particular radar or satellite communication system or a new design of your own but must be approved by me. You can either describe an existing radar or communication system OR develop a new design. Some ideas for a new design are listed below. Please have a proposed draft abstract and detailed outline to me by 1 Oct. Your oral report will be on the same topic. The oral report will be graded by the instructor and your fellow class memberss (see the attached evaluation sheet).
Preliminary (Draft) Report, due on TBD 20 November, 2023.
Three copies are needed of your
draft report. These will be distributed
to class members who will review and edit them. Reviewers will prepare a short written
review for the author with suggestions. Reviewers will have 3 days to complete
their reviews and return the paper to you. While authors do not need to take
any of the reviewer's suggestions, authors are required to include a cover
letter with the final version of their paper to indicate in detail how they
responded to the reviewer's comments.
Please include a copy of the reviewer's comments with the cover letter.
This is the same review process used in publishing research journals. While the web is a wonderful resource, please use hardcopy
publications (journal papers and books) as your primary source.
Final Report Format Requirements, (Report due on TBD 4 December, 2023) :
In order to conserve trees and
to make the final class report consistent the following requirements will be
imposed on the final version of the report. I will hand out a copy of all the class reports on the last
day of class or at the final.
The final report should be
printed with an 11 point (10pt if you don't have 11pt) Times-Roman font (this
is the default for LaTeX). Use
single space and try to minimize extra white space. All pages should be 8.5x11 inches with 1 inch margins all
the way around. Pages should be
printed on two sides and ready to run through the photocopy machine. Please submit two copies, one of which
has originals of the figures. Do
not staple the original, please use a clip.
Each report should have a cover
sheet with the title centered in large, bold type near the top of the
page. Centered under the title
should be your name followed by the abstract (all of which must fit on the
first page. The title page is page
(i). The next page (ii) should be
a Table of Contents. Don't put
your name or a title on the first page of the text. Use IEEE publication format for references.
Sample Topic
Problems:
Hovering
platform phone system. Design a
portable two-way communication system for digital paging using a hovering
(balloon or aircraft) platform high above a metropolitan area. Include realistic platform
considerations.
Auto
collision avoidance radar. Design a
radar system which can be mounted on automobiles which determine the distance
from the car to other vehicles and give alerts to the operator if the distance
is too close. Include
considerations of cost and interference from other systems
Thru-the-wall-radar. Design a handheld radar system which
can "image" through walls (frame/drywall or concrete block) to see
what is inside. Your report will
have to deal with both processing and hardware details.
Model
aircraft radar system. Design a small, portable radar system
which can act as a traffic control (observation only) radar for small model
airplanes. Detect and track
several small aircraft at once over a few square mile area. Consider both horizontal and vertical
position tracking. Determine if a
transponder should be used and discuss the considerations for such a
transponder.
Radar/Communication
system demo. Design a demonstration system which illustrates
the operation of a Doppler radar or an optical/microwave communication system
which could be installed in the Clyde Building hallway. It
is possible that if your design is good enough, the Department will help you
build it!.
Cellular
phone locator system. Design a base station-based system for
locating the position (in two
Dimensions)
of a transmitting cellular phone.
Such as system might be used for 911 calls.
Missile
guidance system. Design a radar-based system to control
the travel of a missile from a ground launch to a moving airborne target. While the details of the missile can be
treated as a blackbox, you still have to consider its dynamics and maneuvering
capability.
GMTI system. Design an aircraft-based radar system to detect and track moving vehicles over an extended period. Consider the issues associated with persitent aircraft operations.
ECEn 564 Radar and Communications
Fall 2023
Sample Oral Presentation Evaluation Form
Presentor's Name:
Presentation Title:
Evaluator's name:
Evaluations (1=Poor, 3=Average,5=Excellent):
Overall clarity of presentation:
Was presentations clear and easy to follow?
Organization:
Was presentation logically and well organized ?
Technical Detail:
Did presentation have an appropriate level of technical detail? Was it is complete?
Presentor's preparation:
Did presentor appear to be well prepared?
Presentor's Level of Understanding:
Did presentor appear to understand the material being presented?
Question Answering:
Did presentor answer questions well?
Overall Presentation Evaluation:
How did you like the overall report?
Total (summed) score: (of 35)
Opinion: (1=disagree strongly, 3=neutral, 5=agree strongly)
The presentation was interesting to me:
I liked the presentation:
I like the presenter
I liked the subject material:
ECEn 564 Radar and Communications
Fall 2023
Sample Report Evaluation Form
Author's Name: ________________
Evaluator's Name: ______________________
Evaluation scores (1=Poor, 3=Average,5=Excellent):
Clarity of presentation: _______
Is text clear and easy to follow?
Technical detail: _____
Does text have an appropriate level of technical detail? Is is complete?
Depth: ______
Does the text present the material in adequate depth?
English, Grammar, Spelling, etc.: ______
Is text free from English, grammar, and spelling errors and properly formatted?
Organization and Outline: ______
Is the text logically and well organized? Do conclusions logically follow?
Figures, Graphics: ______
Are figures and graphics clear and attractive?
Overall Presentation Evaluation: _____
How did you like the overall report?
Total (sum) score: (of 35) ______