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Our Paper was Awarded at the IEEE MetroAeroSpace 2023 !!!

We are proud to announce that our paper, “Experimental Evaluation of Radar Waveforms for Spectral Coexistence Using the PARSAX Radar”, the result of our research collaboration with the team from the University of Naples “Federico II”, has been recognized as the most outstanding paper of the Special Session on Metrology for Radar Systems presented at IEEE MetroAeroSpace 2023 (the award has been sponsored by MDPI Remote Sensing Journal). The paper was acknowledged for its experimental demonstration of radar operability in spectrally dense environments through innovative waveform design.

Our paper in Remote Sensing journal

Final Lecture of the Radar I course

After the seminar…

After the seminar

The first PARSAX trial to measure a drone with calibration target

The PARSAX radar in operational position

The PARSAX radar in operational position

Fred, Peter and Jiapeng Yin (the PhD student from CITG) did today the first try to observe drone with calibration spherical target using the PARSAX radar. The sphere and drone itself have been clear visible at the range of 1340 m. Now it is time to process data and prepare for full scale calibration campaign.

The drone's launch position

The drone’s launch position

Drone-DJI-F300

It looked like this one…

Observation of a small aircraft with PARSAX and MECEWI radars

Nikita vs monopulse configuration of the MECEWI radar

Nikita vs monopulse configuration of the MECEWI radar

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Campaign overview – how it looked like…

Storm over Delft

Strong Doppler velocity inversion - in red presented movements of atmosphere to the ground, in blue - movements in opposite direction.

Strong Doppler velocity inversion – in red presented movements of atmosphere to the ground, in blue – movements in opposite direction.

The same - in cross-polarized radar channels

The same – in cross-polarized radar channels

The same moment of time as it is seen by the X-band scanning radar Raingain from Rotterdam

The same moment of time as it is seen by the X-band scanning radar Raingain from Rotterdam

Still winter

Snowfall at the end of February

Snowfall at the end of February

Outside the EEMCS building

Outside the EEMCS building

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How the PARSAX radar sees this snow event

TU Delft news: Rain Radar installed in Rotterdam

Should you go by bus or by bicycle? Take your umbrella or your sunglasses? A newly installed rain radar in Rotterdam may help, as it will be able to accurately chart and predict local precipitation. Main aim of the project is to prevent local flooding and water damage.

A new type of rain radar was installed in Rotterdam on 22 September. The radar was installed on the roof of the Delftse Poort office building on the Weena. It will be used to accurately chart the rain patterns in Rotterdam.

As high as possible

Unlike the existing radars that measure precipitation throughout the whole of the Netherlands, the recently installed rain radar specialises in measuring local precipitation. For optimum observation of precipitation in the city, the rain radar must be placed as high as possible above the city’s skyline. The radar was therefore placed on the roof of the Delftse Poort office building on the Weena – one of the tallest buildings in the city centre. The radar was hoisted up via the window cleaner’s lift to a height of 150 metres and fixed to a special frame on the roof in order to withstand strong wind gusts. The radar’s range is 30 kilometres and therefore covers the entire city and the surrounding area, including the Europoort.

Test phase

The radar will now be extensively tested. The rotation of the radar antennas requires very precise control to enable accurate measuring. Processing the radar signals – many terabytes of data – places high demands on data communication for which special fibre-optic connections have been laid running up to the roof. Following the test phase, the radar will officially become operational in mid-October.

RainGain

The Rotterdam rain radar forms part of the wide-ranging European RainGain project, a transnational project aimed at improving the prediction of pluvial floods in our cities. RainGain develops and tests innovative tools and practices based on the use of high resolution radars in four pilot cities: Leuven, London, Paris, and Rotterdam.

More information on the use of rain radars is provided in this interview with Marie-Claire ten Veldhuis (CiTG):

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All the best in 2015 – 2016 education year!

All the best in 2015 - 2016 education year!

All the best in 2015 – 2016 education year! Happy studying and Happy teaching!