Design and simulation of a doppler-radar RF front-end transceiver

Abstract

This paper presents the use of Electromagnetic simulation tools such as ADS and CST in order to practice designing the RF front-end transceiver for a continuous-wave radar. Teaching the microwave engineering course based on the conventional education methods results in students who may not be able to apply their theoretical knowledge to design the microwave components. This work introduces a project-based education which is expected to guide the undergraduate students toward the design and simulation of the most important active and passive microwave components such as oscillator, power amplifier, Cantenna, low noise amplifier, mixer, filter and power divider. This project can be added to the curriculum of the microwave engineering course to achieve a balance between the theoretical and practical knowledge.