Introduction to Radar Analysis

The 2nd Edition of this textbook is a major revision written within the context of communication theory and the theory of signals and noise. The book bridges the gap between communication theory, signals and noise and radar system analysis. It also includes new exercises and comprehensive mathematical derivations.

Auteur

The author is Founder, Principal, and Chief Engineer of deciBel Research, Inc,.specializing in radar systems and associated sensors technologies. At the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) he served as a graduate committee chair, co-chair, and surrogate chair. He published numerous technical referred / journal papers as well as referred conference papers. He continues to teach on different topics of radar systems using several venues. He has taught courses directly to the US Army, US Air Force, and industry engineers as well as through the Continued Education program at the UAH, and the Advanced Technology Institute which is affiliated with the John Hopkins University in Maryland. The author has worked for the US Army, US Space and Missile Command, the Missile Defense Agency, and the US Army Aviation and Missile Command. I started my industry career as a senior scientist at KBM Enterprises and shortly after that at COLSA Corporation. The author founded decibal Research, Inc. in 2002.

Texte du rabat

The 2nd Edition of this popular textbook is a major revision. It is written within the context of communication theory as well as the theory of signals and noise. Part I bridges the gap between communication theory, signals and noise and radar system analysis. Part II is on radar subsystems and associated topics and includes most common radar signal processing techniques, the theory of radar detection, coherent and non-coherent integration, and radar clutter analysis. Part III of this Edition will analyze special topics in radar systems. Many new exercises are included and the author provides comprehensive easy to follow mathematical derivations of all key equations and formulas.

Contenu

Part I - Continuous Wave (CW) and Pulsed Radar Systems Chapter 1 - Continuous and Discrete Time Domain Signal Analysis; Chapter 2 - Radar Types and the Radar Equation; Part II - Radar Subsystems; Chapter 3 - Radar Array Antennas; Chapter 4 - Radar Signal Processing; Chapter 5 - The Ambiguity Function; Chapter 6 - Pulse Compression; Chapter 7 - Probability of Detection Calculations; Chapter 8 - Radar Clutter; Part III - Special Topics in Radars; Chapter 9 - Moving Target Indicator (MTI); Chapter 10 - Environmental Effects; Chapter 11: Target Tracking; Chapter 12 - Synthetic Aperture Radar; Appendix A: Fourier Transform Table; Appendix B: Some Common Probability Densities; Appendix C: Z Transform Table; Bibliography; Index