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Faculty of Science and Engineering
Department of Physics and Astronomy


PHYS 4330 3.0 W09/10
Radio Science and Techniques For Space Exploration

 

 


Chapter 1 (4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29 January)
Chapter 2  (29 January, 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 February)
Chapter 3 (12, 22, 26 February, 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 12, 15, 17 March)
Chapter 4 (Document, assignment, 19 March)
Chapter 5 (22, 24, 26, 29, 31 March, 5 April)


Midterm exam (24 February) and info



 


 


 

 


Course Description: The course will cover the theory and application of modern radio and radar techniques as they are currently used in deep space exploration and space navigation.

Evaluation Scheme:

Breakdown of Final Grade

Item

Total (%)

In-class quizzes
              5

Term work (4 to 7 "normal" assignments)

25

Midterm test

20

Summary document
             15

Final Exam

35

Total

100

Instructor(s):

Professor Norbert Bartel (Course Director)
Room 331 Petrie Science and Engineering Building

Tel: 416-736-5424
E-mail: bartel@yorku.ca

Class Schedule:

Lectures: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
12:30 pm - 1:30  pm
  Farquharson Life Sciences Rm. 312

Special Dates:

Event

Date(s)

First class

January 4, 2010

Assignment #1 - #7

TBD

Midterm test

February 24, 2010

Last class

April 5, 2010

Final Exam (Chapters 1 - 5)

Thursday, 8 April 2010, 9:00 am to 12:00, VH1016

 

Office Hours

Come by my office and see whether I have time, or on
  Mondays and Wednesdays 13:30 – 14:00 pm:
Room 331 Petrie Science and Engineering Building


Required Texts (on 2h reserve in Steacy Library):

Signals and Systems, S. Haykin and B. Van Veen (Wiley)

Radio Astronomy, J. D. Kraus (Cygnus-Quasar)

< style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Radiometric Tracking Techniques for Deep Space Navigation,
< style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">JPL Pub. 00-11, C. L. Thornton and J. S. Borders (Web document)

Introduction to Radar Analysis, B. R. Mahfza (CRC Press)


Alternate Texts:

-- Principles of Digital and Analog Communications, second edition, J. D. Gibson (Prentice Hall)
-- Interferometry in Radioastronomy and Radar techniques, R. Wohlleben, H. Mattes and Th. Krichbaum (Kluwer Academic Publishers)

Course Contents

  1. Signal Processing Fundamentals

  2. Radio Astronomy Fundamentals
  3. Radio Observatory and DSN Instrumentation Fundamentals
  4. VLBI and DSN Applications for Spacecraft Navigation
  5. Introduction to Radar Systems (Radar Fundamantals)


                                          Course Syllabus



Send comments to: bartel@yorku.ca