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Microwave Remote Sensing

Mikrohullámú távérzékelés
A tantárgyleírás hatályossága
Hatályosság kezdete:
2026. March 21.
Hatályosság vége:
Subject name (Hungarian, English)
Mikrohullámú távérzékelés
Microwave Remote Sensing
Subject code BMEVIHVMB09
Subject type
Training Level
Course types and hours (weekly/semester)
Course type lecture tutorial laboratory
hours (weekly) 2 1 0
type (linked/independent) derived course
Assessment type vizsga
Credits 5
Subject coordinator
DR. Seller Rudolf
position: adjunktus
Responsible department
Szélessávú Hírközlés és Villamosságtan Tanszék
Faculty Villamosmérnöki és Informatikai Kar
Subject website https://hvt.bme.hu/
Primary curriculum type
Direct prerequisites – Strong prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Weak prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Parallel prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Milestone prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Exclusion none

Objectives

Programme

Basics of microwave remote sensing (2 weeks)

  • Organization and procedures of microwave remote sensing
  • Quality parameters, decision and theoretical aspects of estimation

SAR imaging and signal processing (2 weeks)

  • Detailed presentation of SLAR imaging
  • Geometric distortions and their compensation possibilities
  • Theory and signal processing of SAR holographic imaging
  • Requirements for applicable antennas
  • Normal and SPOT modes
  • Inverse SAR, interferometric SAR

Ionospheric wave propagation (1 week)

  • Fields of the ionosphere and their characteristics in the frequency bands of OTH radars

OtH radars (1 week)

  • Operating principle, modulation modes
  • Special antenna requirements
  • Direction measurement

Passive radar (2 weeks)

  • Passive and semi-passive radars
  • Different position determination principles
  • Multilateration
  • Inspection of illuminators
  • Elements of STASP signal processing.

Weather radar (1 week)

  • Marshall-Palmer equation
  • MET radar range derivation
  • Basic and derived parameters that can be measured by Doppler radar

Vehicle radars (1 week)

  • Applications and technical requirements
  • Frequencies and modulation waveforms
  • Antenna scanning strategies
  • Basics of object classification
Drone reconnaissance radar (1 week)
  • Drone categories and radar effective cross sections
  • Micro-Doppler phenomenon
  • Principle of bird-drone distinction
  • Modulation and angular scanning procedures
Special military applications (1 week)
  • EW-ESM-ECM-ECCM
  • Disruption and manipulative methods of deception
In the areas of microwave remote sensing systems and its subsystems, Hungary has significant research, development and production potential, many domestic and international large companies have built R&D, production and operation centers, where they provide cutting-edge, complex work opportunities for domestic engineers. Engineers who study the subject and later obtain an MSc degree can find employment at the above domestic and multinational remote sensing (e.g. radar) companies, development and manufacturing companies, and research centers. The aim of the subject is to learn about the system level of modern remote sensing systems, as well as the signal and data processing algorithms of the systems. After describing the systems, it details the role and tasks of the system elements up to the depth of the design. We deal with the information that can be obtained through active and passive microwave remote sensing and the analysis of their quality parameters. The subject discusses in detail the theory and algorithms of remote sensing applications that are of great importance today (e.g. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Drone radar, vehicle radar, Over the Horizon Radar (OtH radar)). Within the scope of the subject, students acquire skill-level knowledge in the fields of theory, algorithms and application of microwave remote sensing systems. Students of the subject will be aware of the operation and structure of microwave remote sensing systems, and will be able to design the basic hardware and algorithm elements of these systems.

Learning outcomes

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General rules
Requirements: During the teaching period: one midterm. During the exam period: written exam Pre-exam: available Additional possibilities: The midterm can be repeated once.
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