OVERVIEW
Welcome to Ainstein’s new video series, where you can learn from our radar experts! In Episode 1, our Technical Solutions Engineer, Pedro Lopez, talks about basics of mmWave radars and how they work. Specifically, he explains how radar altimeters like ours can provide the distance between an object and the ground. As an alumni of the University of Kansas, Pedro holds a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering, as well as a Master’s in Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering.
See the timestamps below to jump to the main sections of his presentation.
Timestamps
00:37 – What is radar?
00:57 – How does radar work?
01:24 – Characteristics of radio waves?
02:46 – How do radio waves work?
03:30 – What’s required for radio waves to work?
04:15 – How does radar find the range from a target?
05:18 – What’s the doppler effect & what’s its purpose?
