What are the advantages of pulsed radar over continous one?

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Pulsed radar offers significant advantages over continuous wave (CW) radar, particularly for distance measurement, as it emits electromagnetic pulses that reflect off targets, allowing for precise distance calculations based on the time delay of the received signal. The longer intervals between pulses enable pulsed radar to maintain high energy content while keeping average power output low, enhancing its range capabilities. In contrast, CW radars are primarily used for speed measurements via the Doppler effect but are limited to short ranges and cannot measure distances. The discussion also touches on the capabilities of Doppler lidar, which is effective for speed measurement but is considered short range, with 8 meters classified as limited in this context. Overall, pulsed radar is favored for applications requiring distance measurement, while CW radar and lidar serve specific speed measurement functions.
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what are the advantages of pulsed radar over continuous one?
 
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For what use? I would think that they would have adv./disadv. under different uses...
 
If you want to measure distances, you must use a pulsed radar. The device emits an EM pulse that goes to the target and is reflected. The radar receiver detects the reflected pulse and the information processing measures the time between emission and reception. This time is twice the distance divided by the speed of light.
Additionally, a pulsed radar has another advantage. The time between pulses is several order of magnitude greater than the pulse duration, so you can have a pulse with a high energy content (and longer range capability), while maintaining the mean power output relatively low.
CW radars are normally used for measuring speeds through the Doppler effect. They are short ranged and cannot measure distances.
 
lidar

It is a short range doppler lidar.
By the way, is 8m a short range in lidars?
 
Since it is a doppler device, it measures speed. And yes, 8 m is a short range.
 

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