Radar systems analysis and design using MATLAB. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bassem R. Mahafza.
• Other Names: Mahafza, Bassem R
• Contents: Radar Principles; Definitions and Nomenclature; Radar Systems Classifications and Bands; Pulsed and Continuous Wave (CW) Radars; Range; Range Resolution; Doppler Frequency; Coherence; Decibel Arithmetic Basic Pulsed and Continuous Wave (CW) Radar Operations; The Radar Range Equation; Low PRF Radar Equation; High PRF Radar Equation; Surveillance Radar Equation; Radar Equation with Jamming; Range Reduction Factor; Bistatic Radar Equation; Radar Losses; Noise Figure; Continuous Wave (CW) Radars; MATLAB Program "range_calc.m" Radar Signals and Signal Processing; Linear Systems and Complex Signal Representation; Signal Classification; The Fourier Transform; Systems Classification; Signal Representation Using the Fourier Series; Convolution and Correlation Integrals; Bandpass Signals; Spectra of a Few Common Radar Signals; Signal Bandwidth and Duration; Discrete Time Systems and Signals The Matched Filter Radar Receiver; The Matched Filter SNR; General Formula for the Output of the Matched Filter; Waveform Resolution and Ambiguity; Range and Doppler Uncertainty; Target Parameter Estimation Ambiguity Function—Analog Waveforms; Introduction; Examples of the Ambiguity Function; Stepped Frequency Waveforms; Nonlinear FM; Ambiguity Diagram Contours; Interpretation of Range-Doppler Coupling in LFM Signals Ambiguity Function—Discrete Coded Waveforms; Discrete Code Signal Representation; Pulse Train Codes; Phase Coding; Frequency Codes; Ambiguity Plots for Discrete Coded Waveforms Pulse Compression; Time-Bandwidth Product; Radar Equation with Pulse Compression; Basic Principle of Pulse Compression; Correlation Processor; Stretch Processor Special Radar Considerations; Radar Wave Propagation; The Earth Impact on the Radar Equation; Earth’s Atmosphere; Atmospheric Models; Four-Third Earth Model; Ground Reflection; The Pattern Propagation Factor; Diffraction; Atmospheric Attenuation; Attenuation due to Precipitation Radar Clutter; Clutter Definition; Surface Clutter; Volume Clutter; Surface Clutter RCS; Clutter Components; Clutter Backscatter Coefficient Statistical Models Moving Target Indicator (MTI) and Pulse Doppler Radars; Clutter Power Spectrum Density; Concept of Moving Target Indicator (MTI); PRF Staggering; MTI Improvement Factor; Subclutter Visibility (SCV); Delay Line Cancelers with Optimal Weights; Pulse Doppler Radars; Phase Noise Radar Detection; Random Variables and Random Processes; Random Variables; Multivariate Gaussian Random Vector; Rayleigh Random Variables; The Chi-Square Random Variables; Random Processes; The Gaussian Random Process Single Pulse Detection; Single Pulse with Known Parameters; Single Pulse with Known Amplitude and Unknown Phase Detection of Fluctuating Targets; Introduction; Pulse Integration; Target Fluctuation: The Chi-Square Family of Targets; Probability of False Alarm Formulation for a Square Law Detector; Probability of Detection Calculation; Computation of the Fluctuation Loss; Cumulative probability of Detection; Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR); M-out-of-N Detection; The Radar Equation Revisited Radar Special Topics; Radar Cross Section (RCS); RCS Definition; RCS Dependency on Aspect Angle and Frequency; RCS Dependency on Polarization; RCS of Simple Objects; RCS of Complex Objects; RCS Prediction Methods; Multiple Bounce Phased Array Antennas; Directivity, Power Gain, and effective Aperture; Near and Far Fields; General Arrays; Linear Arrays; Planar Arrays; Array Scan Loss; Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)—Linear Array Adaptive Signal Processing; Nonadaptive Beamforming; Adaptive Signal Processing using Least Mean Square (LMS); The LMS Adaptive Array Processing; Sidelobe Cancelers (SLC); Space Time Adaptive Processing (STAP) Target Tracking; Angle Tracking; Amplitude Comparison Monopulse; Phase Comparison Monopulse; Range Tracking; Track-While-Scan (TWS); State Variable Representation of an LTI System; The LTI System of Interest; Fixed-Gain Tracking Filters; The Kalman Filter; MATLAB Kalman Filter Simulation Tactical Synthetic Aperture Radars; Introduction; SAR Design Considerations; SAR Radar Equation; SAR Signal Processing; Side Looking SAR Doppler Processing; SAR Imaging using Doppler Processing; Range Walk; A Three-Dimensional SAR Imaging Technique Bibliography Index Problems appear at the end of each chapter.
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (772 pages), (16 illustrations)
• Subjects: 621.3848; Radar; System analysis -- Data processing
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439884966
• Related ISBNs: 143988496X
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