Air and spaceborne radar systems : an introduction /
This book focuses on the history, main principles, functions, modes, properties, and specific nature of modern airborne radar. It examines radar's role within the system and shows its possibilities as well as its limitations. A concluding section describes how radar may evolve in the future giv...
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William Andrew : SciTech ; IEE,
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Publisher Address: | Norwich, N.Y. : Stevenage [England] : |
Publication Dates: | 2001. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: |
English French |
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Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781891121135 |
Summary: |
This book focuses on the history, main principles, functions, modes, properties, and specific nature of modern airborne radar. It examines radar's role within the system and shows its possibilities as well as its limitations. A concluding section describes how radar may evolve in the future given the changing operational requirements and the potential opened up by modern technological developments. The authors review the current state of the main types of airborne and spaceborne radar systems, designed for specific missions as well as for the global environment of their host aircraft or satellites. They include numerous examples of the parameters of these radars. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xx, [2], 504 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
1591240034 9781591240037 9781891121135 1891121138 0852969813 9780852969816 9780815516132 0815516134 |
Index Number: | TK6575 |
CLC: | TN95 |
Contents: |
General Principles -- The History and Basic Principles of Radar -- Initial Statements of OperationalRequirements -- The RADAR Equation -- Propagation -- Noise and Spurious Signals -- Detection of Point Targets -- Target Detection and Tracking -- Clutter Cancellation -- Air-to-Air Detection -- Air Target Tracking -- Ground Target Detection and Tracking -- Maritime Target Detection and Tracking -- Electromagnetic Pollution -- Ground Mapping and Imagery -- Ground Mapping -- Radar Imagery -- Synthetic Aperture Radar -- Synthetic Aperture Radar Specific Aspects -- Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) -- Other Observation Radars -- Principal Applications -- Radar Applications and Roles -- Design Overview -- Multifunction Radar -- Technological Aspects -- Radars of the Future -- The Changing Target -- Operational Aspects -- Principal Limitations of Present-day Radars -- Electronically Steered Antennas -- Airborne and Spaceborne Radar Enhancement -- Conclusions -- List of Acronyms -- List of Symbols -- Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index. |