Imagine you have a magic wand that you can use to find where things are located around you, even if you can't see them. That's what a radar system does, and a solid state phased array radar system is like having a super magical wand that can find and locate things even better!
A phased array radar system is like having many magic wands that work together to find things. Each magic wand sends out a beam of energy that bounces off objects and comes back to the radar system. By measuring how long it takes for the beam to come back, the radar system can tell how far away the object is.
But in a solid state phased array radar system, these "magic wands" are made of tiny electronic parts called transistors that are all packed together in a small space. This makes the radar system much more powerful and efficient, because it can send out many beams of energy at once and quickly switch between them to find different objects in different directions.
Think of it like having many cups stacked together. It's much quicker and efficient to pour water into all of them at once instead of doing them one at a time.
This type of radar system is used in many different places like airports, military installations, and even on some cars. It helps people and machines see things that they might not be able to see with their eyes or other sensors, which helps keep people safe and makes things more efficient.