Design and hardware implementation of a color-coded display system for radar signals

Abstract

<p>This thesis gives the design and hardware implementation of a display system for the synthetic presentation of real time radar signals. A color coding technique is applied in the system, where a color code of sixteen different colors is employed to encode the signal amplitude. The system consists of a color television monitor, a large scale random access memory and digital interfaces to buffer the real time input to the display.</p> <p>A general study of the different types of display devices followed by a review of the common radar displays is presented. Then, a detailed investigation and a presentation of a color coding technique and its application is given.</p> <p>The details of the system design and operation are given in addition to the experimental work for testing the system performance. The presentation of radar signals by the color coded display system is demonstrated.</p>