Course website for ECE 514E-Radar and Satellite Engineering - Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ECE 514E - RADAR & SATELLITE ENGINEERING
SEPTEMBER 2025 - DECEMBER 2025

	ECE 514E - Radar and Satellite Engineering Curriculum
	STUDY GUIDES/SELF TESTS & REVISION Radar Study Guides & Self-Test Exercises Satellite Study Guides & Self-Test Exercises
	Glossary of Terms Used in Radar and Satellite Engineering
Assignments	Assignments/Take Away Tests
	Slides/Class Presentations
	Laboratory Sessions
	Recommended Training Videos
	READING MATERIALS & ASSIGNMENTS
	WEEK 1 - INTRODUCTION (a) Interpretation of Keplers Laws (b) Read Chapter 1, Pages 1-29 of the Book "Introduction to Radar Systems" by Skolnik (c) Read Chapter 1: Pages 1-19, Satellite Communications by Dennis Roddy.
	WEEK 2 - ORBITAL MECHANICS (a) Orbital Mechanics and Launching of Satellites (b) Read Chapter 1, Pages 29-62 of the Book "Introduction to Radar Systems" by Skolnik
	WEEK 3 READING MATERIALS (a) Radar Range Equation-RADAR Tutorial.eu (b) Radar Systems - Tutorial Point (Read Pages 5-13) (c) Satellite Sub-systems (d) Satellite Configuration Design
	WEEK 4 READING MATERIALS (a) Radar Systems - An Overview (Read Section 1.3) (b) Radar Systems Tutorial (Read Pages 17-20 on CW Radar and Pages 24-27 on MTI Radar) (c) Continuous-Wave Radar (d) Clutter & Moving Target Indicator Radar
	WEEK 5 READING MATERIALS (a) Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave Radar (b) Estimation of Detection Performance for Vehicle FMCW Radars Using EM Simulations (c) Navigation Instrumentation - ILS
	Recommended Books and Other References
	Continuous Assessment Tests
	Class Attendance