Radar Principles for the Non-Specialist
What This Book Is This book is about radar. It will teach you the essentials of radar, the underlying principles. It is not like an engineering handbook which pro vides detailed design equations without explaining either derivation or rationale. It is not like a graduate school textbook which may b...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1989, 1989
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1989 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Elementary Electromagnetics and the Radar Range Equation
- Radio Waves
- A Simple Radar
- The Radar Range Equation
- Surveillance
- Tracking
- Exercises
- References
- 2 Antennas
- A Parabolic Reflector
- The Antenna Pattern
- The Interferometer
- Finding Sidelobe Levels
- Array Radars
- Element Spacing
- Array Gain
- Array Thinning
- Array Design Considerations
- Exercises
- References
- 3 Detection and Tracking
- The Problem of Detection
- Noise Distributions
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- Designing Thresholds
- Some Detection Techniques
- Tracking
- Exercises
- References
- 4 Radar Cross Section
- RCS of a Sphere
- RCSs of Simple Objects
- Polarization
- Chaff Characteristics
- Diffuse Targets and Clutter
- Radar Signatures
- Exercises
- References
- 5 Waveforms and Signal Processing
- Characteristics of the Simple Pulse
- Range Measurement
- Doppler Measurements
- Pulse Compression
- Time Sidelobes
- Pulse Burst Waveforms
- Ambiguity Functions
- Signal Processing
- Exercises
- References
- 6 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM)
- Mainbeam Jamming
- Sidelobe Jamming
- Low-Probability-of-Intercept Radar (LPIR)
- Other Jamming Techniques
- Passive ECM
- Exercises
- References
- 7 Systems Applications
- Over-the-Horizon Radars
- Radar Altimeters
- Ionospheric Radars
- Advanced Technology Radars
- Pulse-Doppler Radars
- Synthetic Aperture Radar
- Laser Radars
- Exercises
- References
- 8 Loose Ends of Radar Lore
- Radar Horizon
- Properties of the Medium
- Ionosphere
- Troposphere
- Far Field of an Antenna
- Convenient Radar Rules of Thumb
- Exercises
- References
- 9 Radar Potentials and Limitations
- Surveillance
- Navigation
- Signatures
- Science
- Summary
- Appendix 1 Conversion to Decibels
- Appendix 2 The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Appendix 3 Fourier Series and Transforms
- Fourier Series
- Fourier Transforms
- Appendix 4 Answers to Exercises
- Appendix 5 Glossary