Dr. Tod M. Schuck of Lecturer in the Whiting School of Engineering and Applied Science at Johns Hopkins University

This presentation will communicate new methods to measure the physical dimensions of structures of rotating objects observed by radar systems. Using a pure CW waveform, it is possible to dimension structures that are rotating in the Doppler dimension by exploiting Micro-doppler cyclic signal processing methods that allow for the replacement of absolute time with the relative periodicity of a rigid body rotating structure across a fixed axis. The formulaic breakdown is given to determine a rotating object’s rotation rate, main body diameter, fin/stabilizer lengths, and the number of fins/scatterers on a rigid body with high precision that is not dependent on the range resolution of the radar. An example that shows dimension determination using live data from an artillery round and a terrier-sounding rocket will be provided and discussed.

Biography:

Dr. Tod M. Schuck received a BS. in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1989, an MS. in electrical engineering from Florida Tech in 1994, and a PhD in systems engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in 2010, concentrating in knowledge representation in distributed, network-centric systems. Dr. Schuck works for Lockheed Martin, specializing in information and knowledge fusion and complex systems architecture and design. Additionally, Dr. Schuck is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering and Applied Science, Programs for Professionals and at Rowan University where he teaches Command and Control and Systems Engineering for the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering – Electrical & Computer Engineering. Dr Schuck has published over 50 papers, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Dr Schuck also holds two US patents, several trade secrets, and has two recent patent applications submitted to the US. Patent Trade Office.