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Software Engineering

The Radar Physics group has software engineers with experience developing both large-scale and small-scale applications.

Language Capabilities
- LabVIEW
- Matlab
- Fortran
- C/C++
- Visual Basic
- Pascal
Application Interface Expertise
- Positioner Control
  - PMAC
  - Linear Rails
  - Rotators
- Data Acquisition
  - High speed acquisition and storage
- Hardware Control
  - Serial
  - GPIB
  - VXI/VME
  - PCI
- Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)
  - Real-time instrument control
  - Data presentation
- Data/image processing
  - Radar data reduction
  - Pulse-Doppler data processing
  - Step-chirp data processing
  - Tomographic imaging
System Deveolpment Experience
- Positioner Control
  - Positioner control modules for intrumentation radar control software
- Custom Tools
  - Analog/Digital Data Recorder (ADDR)
  - Versatile Inexpensive Pulsed Radar (VIPR)
  - DIR EMI Survey Tool - software tool to automate data recording using HP spectrum analyzer
  - Airborne Situational Awareness Tool (ASAT)
- Data Processing and Display
  - GenGUI
  - Pulse Doppler Processing Utility
- System Control Software
  - MkV Control Software
  - FTS Control Software

Example Projects
Many of of the group's software projects have involved several areas of expertise. For example:

The MkV Control Software uses hardware control, data acquisition, positioner control, GUI, and image processing routines.

The complete Reentry Radar System (VIPR + ADDR + ASAT) software uses data acquisition, hardware control, GUI, and data processing routines.

GenGUI, developed entirely in Matlab, uses GUI and advanced data/image processing routines developed in-house.

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