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Doppler RadarThe use of microwave signals reflected by a moving object to determine its radial speed very accurately. |
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Johann Christian Andreas Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist, 1803 –1853, who described the Doppler effect.
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BallisticsThe science of projectiles in flight, taking account of factors such as Velocity, Gravity, Spin, and Air Density. |
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Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and scientist, one of the foremost scientific minds of all time, 1642 to 1727. Formulated Newton’s laws of motion.
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Signal ProcessingSignal processing of Doppler signals to determine the velocity and other characteristics of the projectile’s flight. |
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Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, French mathematician, 1768 – 1830. developed methods to solve partial differential equations, used in modern day image processing.
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Phased Array AntennaUsing an arrangement of multiple antennas to rapidly determine the direction of a radar target. |
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Luis Walter Alvarez, American physicist and Nobel Prize winner, 1911-1988, who developed phased array designs in World War II
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