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E-Book Details:

Title:	Introduction To Radar Systems 3/E
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional
Author:	Skolnik
Edition:	3rd, illustrated (2010)
Format:	PDF
ISBN:	0071485473
EAN:	978-0071485470
No.ofPages:	1328

Book Description:

Since the publication of the second edition of "Introduction to Radar Systems," there has been continual development of new radar capabilities and continual improvements to the technology and practice of radar. This growth has necessitated the addition and updating of the following topics for the third edition: digital technology, automatic detection and tracking, doppler technology, airborne radar, and target recognition. The topic coverage is one of the great strengths of the text. In addition to a thorough revision of topics, and deletion of obsolete material, the author has added end-of-chapter problems to enhance the "teachability" of this classic book in the classroom, as well as for self-study for practicing engineers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Merrill Skolnik has been affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Radiation Laboratory, Sylvania, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.

New to this Edition:

1 An Introduction to Radar

2 The Radar Equation

3 MTI and Pulse Doppler Radar

4 Tracking Radar

5 Detection of Signals in Noise

6 Information from Radar Signals

7 Radar Clutter

8 Propogation of Radar Waves

9 The Radar Antenna

10 Radar Transmitters

11 Radar Receiver

FEATURES:

• discusses in detail the theoretical background for designing control systems.
• offers a greatly expanded treatment of the pole placement design with minimum-order observer by means of state space approach (Ch. 6) and polynomial equations approach (Ch. 7).
• features a new chapter on the polynomial equations approach to the control systems design — as an alternative to the design of control systems via pole placement with minimum-order observers. Includes the design of model matching control systems.
• presents many instructive examples and worked-out problems throughout the entire text.

Table of Contents:
UNIT I

Introduction Nature of Radar, Maximum Unambiguous Range, Radar Waveforms, Simple form of Radar

Equation, Radar Block Diagram and Operation, Radar Frequencies and Applications. Related Problems.

UNIT II

Radar Equation : Prediction of Range Performance, Minimum Detectable Signal, Receiver Noise and SNR,

Integration of Radar Pulses, Radar Cross Section of Targets (simple targets - sphere, cone-sphere),

Transmitter Power, PRF and Range Ambiguities, System Losses (qualitative treatment). Related Problems.

UNIT III

CW and Frequency Modulated Radar : Doppler Effect, CW Radar – Block Diagram, Isolation between

Transmitter and Receiver, Non-zero IF Receiver, Receiver Bandwidth Requirements, Applications of CW radar.

UNIT IV

FM-CW Radar, Range and Doppler Measurement, Block Diagram and Characteristics (Approaching/ RecedingTargets), FM-CW altimeter, Measurement Errors, Multiple Frequency CW Radar.

UNIT V

MTI and Pulse Doppler Radar : Introduction, Principle, MTI Radar with - Power Amplifier Transmitter and

Power Oscillator Transmitter, Delay Line Cancellers – Filter Characteristics, Blind Speeds, Double

Cancellation, Staggered PRFs. Range Gated Doppler Filters. MTI Radar Parameters, Limitations to MTI

Performance. Non-coherent MTI, MTI versus Pulse Doppler Radar.

UNIT VI

Tracking Radar : Tracking with Radar, Sequential Lobing, Conical Scan, Monopulse Tracking Radar –

Amplitude Comparison Monopulse (one- and two- coordinates), Phase Comparison Monopulse. Target

Reflection Characteristics and Angular Accuracy. Tracking in Range, Acquisition and Scanning Patterns.

Comparison of Trackers.

UNIT VII

Detection of Radar Signals in Noise : Introduction, Matched Filter Receiver – Response Characteristics and

Derivation, Correlation Function and Cross-correlation Receiver, Efficiency of Non-matched Filters, Matched

Filter with Non-white Noise.

UNIT VIII

Radar Receivers – Noise Figure and Noise Temperature. Displays – types. Duplexers – Branch type and

Balanced type, Circulators as Duplexers. Introduction to Phased Array Antennas – Basic Concepts, Radiation

Pattern, Beam Steering and Beam Width changes, Series versus Parallel Feeds, Applications, Advantagesand Limitations.

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