Stimson's Introduction to Airborne Radar
3rd Edition
Published on 30. May 2014
Book
Hardback
774 pages
978-1-61353-022-1 (ISBN)
Description
Completely modernized, greatly expanded, but retaining all the magic of the 2nd edition, Introduction to Airborne Radar has been brought into the 21st century without losing the hallmarks that made George Stimson's previous editions unique. Every chapter has been updated to reflect the constant transformations in radar technology and end-of-chapter exercises have also been added, improving its employment as a textbook.
Over 100 radar and EW experts from around the world were involved in reviewing, writing, and editing this book, each one a longtime user of the previous editions. Each one of them was tasked with making sure this third edition lives up to its legacy of 'Introduction.'
Stimson's is written specifically as an overview without going overboard on the math. Virtually anyone with a knowledge of high school algebra, trigonometry, and physics will be able to read and absorb the vast majority of the material. The first 17 chapters provide fundamentals that can be used by air, ground, and sea-based personnel. Every chapter provides extensive fundamental materials and practical applications, using visual system exemplars to aid explanations. The unique full color layout is enhanced with an immense number of illustrations, figures, tables, and color photographs.
Key features:
Modernized to reflect changes in the past 20 years including electronic scanning antennas and high resolution imaging.
Completely covers the wide range of techniques employed in modern airborne and space borne radars.
Fundamentals are applicable to ground and sea-based radar.
Clear, understandable writing supplemented by extensive graphic illustration of concepts and offset boxes taking those concepts to the next level.
Community reviewed by over 100 radar experts from organizations worldwide.
Over 100 radar and EW experts from around the world were involved in reviewing, writing, and editing this book, each one a longtime user of the previous editions. Each one of them was tasked with making sure this third edition lives up to its legacy of 'Introduction.'
Stimson's is written specifically as an overview without going overboard on the math. Virtually anyone with a knowledge of high school algebra, trigonometry, and physics will be able to read and absorb the vast majority of the material. The first 17 chapters provide fundamentals that can be used by air, ground, and sea-based personnel. Every chapter provides extensive fundamental materials and practical applications, using visual system exemplars to aid explanations. The unique full color layout is enhanced with an immense number of illustrations, figures, tables, and color photographs.
Key features:
Modernized to reflect changes in the past 20 years including electronic scanning antennas and high resolution imaging.
Completely covers the wide range of techniques employed in modern airborne and space borne radars.
Fundamentals are applicable to ground and sea-based radar.
Clear, understandable writing supplemented by extensive graphic illustration of concepts and offset boxes taking those concepts to the next level.
Community reviewed by over 100 radar experts from organizations worldwide.
Reviews / Votes
'For radar experts and amateurs there is much here to expand understanding of the very latest concepts and techniques. The authors clearly understand their audience, and have produced a work that will quickly become essential to anyone wishing to understand airborne radar.' -- Darren Coe, MSc CEng, MIET, Principal Scientist - Airborne Radar, QinetiQ MalvernMore details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 289 mm
Width: 223 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
2370 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61353-022-1 (9781613530221)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Geroge W. Stimson
Introduction to Airborne Radar
Book
12/1998
2nd Edition
SciTech Publishing Inc
€184.21
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Persons
George W. Stimson was the author of Introduction to Airborne Radar (1st and 2nd editions) and served as an engineer on Southern California Edison's frequency-change project before being hired by Hughes Aircraft Company. Working closely with the company's top designers, Stimson observed first-hand the fascinating evolution of airborne radar and with the help from Hughes engineers updated the first edition with 11 new chapters.
Hugh D. Griffiths holds the Thales/Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of RF Sensors within the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London. He has received numerous awards, served as President of the IEEE AESS Society for 2012/13, is a member of the IEEE AESS Radar Systems Panel, and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation.
Chris J. Baker is the Ohio State Research Scholar in Integrated Sensor Systems at The Ohio State University. He has been actively engaged in radar systems research since 1984 and is the author of over 250 publications. His research covers coherent radar techniques, radar signal processing, radar signal interpretation, electronically scanned radar systems, radar imaging, natural and cognitive echo locating systems. He has won numerous awards for research and holds visiting position at a number of the worlds leading universities.
Dave Adamy is an internationally recognized expert in electronic warfare with 47 years experience as a systems engineer. He has published over 180 articles, has 11 books in print and is a past National President of the Association of Old Crows. For the past 26 years he has run his own company performing studies for the United States Government and defense contractors as well as teaching EW courses worldwide.
Hugh D. Griffiths holds the Thales/Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of RF Sensors within the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London. He has received numerous awards, served as President of the IEEE AESS Society for 2012/13, is a member of the IEEE AESS Radar Systems Panel, and is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation.
Chris J. Baker is the Ohio State Research Scholar in Integrated Sensor Systems at The Ohio State University. He has been actively engaged in radar systems research since 1984 and is the author of over 250 publications. His research covers coherent radar techniques, radar signal processing, radar signal interpretation, electronically scanned radar systems, radar imaging, natural and cognitive echo locating systems. He has won numerous awards for research and holds visiting position at a number of the worlds leading universities.
Dave Adamy is an internationally recognized expert in electronic warfare with 47 years experience as a systems engineer. He has published over 180 articles, has 11 books in print and is a past National President of the Association of Old Crows. For the past 26 years he has run his own company performing studies for the United States Government and defense contractors as well as teaching EW courses worldwide.
Content
Part I: Overview of Airborne Radar
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts
Chapter 2: Approaches to Implementation
Chapter 3: Representative Applications
Part II: Essential Groundwork
Chapter 4: Radio Waves and Alternating Current Signals
Chapter 5: A Nonmathematical Approach to Radar
Chapter 6: Preparatory Math for Radar
Part III: Fundamentals of Radar
Chapter 7: Choice of Radio Frequency
Chapter 8: Directivity and the Antenna Beam
Chapter 9: Electronically Scanned Array Antennas
Chapter 10: Electronically Scanned Array Design
Chapter 11: Pulsed Operation
Chapter 12: Detection Range
Chapter 13: The Range Equation: What It Does and Doesn't Tell Us
Chapter 14: Radar Receivers and Digitization
Chapter 15: Measuring Range and Resolving in Range
Chapter 16: Pulse Compression and High-Resolution Radar
Chapter 17: Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave Ranging
Part IV: Pulse Doppler Radar
Chapter 18: The Doppler Effect
Chapter 19: The Spectrum of a Pulsed Signal
Chapter 20: The Pulsed Spectrum Unveiled
Chapter 21: Doppler Sensing and Digital Filtering
Chapter 22: Measuring Range-Rate
Part V: Clutter
Chapter 23: Sources and Spectra of Ground Return
Chapter 24: Effect of Range and Doppler Ambiguities on Ground Clutter
Chapter 25: Representing Clutter
Chapter 26: Separating Ground Moving Targets from Clutter
Part VI: Air-to-Air Operation
Chapter 27: PRF and Ambiguities
Chapter 28: Low PRF Operation
Chapter 29: Medium PRF Operation
Chapter 30: High PRF Operation
Chapter 31: Automatic Tracking
Part VII: Imaging Radar
Chapter 32: Radar and Resolution
Chapter 33: Imaging Methods
Chapter 34: SAR Image Formation and Processing
Chapter 35: SAR System Design
Part VIII Radar and Electronic Warfare
Chapter 36: Electronic Warfare Terms and Concepts
Chapter 37: Electronic Warfare Support
Chapter 38: Electronic Attack
Chapter 39: Electronic Protection
Chapter 40: Decoys
Chapter 41: Low Probability of Intercept (LPI)
Part IX: Special Topics and Advanced Concepts
Chapter 42: Antenna Radar Cross Section Reduction
Chapter 43: Advanced Processor Architectures
Chapter 44: Bistatic Radar
Chapter 45: Distributed Radar and MIMO Radar
Chapter 46: Radar Waveforms: Advanced Concepts
Chapter 47: Target Classification
Chapter 48: Emerging Radar Trends
Part X: Representative Radar Systems
Chapter 49: Airborne Early Warning and Control
Chapter 50: Reconnaissance & Surveillance
Chapter 51: Space Based Radar Systems
Chapter 52: Fighter & Attack
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts
Chapter 2: Approaches to Implementation
Chapter 3: Representative Applications
Part II: Essential Groundwork
Chapter 4: Radio Waves and Alternating Current Signals
Chapter 5: A Nonmathematical Approach to Radar
Chapter 6: Preparatory Math for Radar
Part III: Fundamentals of Radar
Chapter 7: Choice of Radio Frequency
Chapter 8: Directivity and the Antenna Beam
Chapter 9: Electronically Scanned Array Antennas
Chapter 10: Electronically Scanned Array Design
Chapter 11: Pulsed Operation
Chapter 12: Detection Range
Chapter 13: The Range Equation: What It Does and Doesn't Tell Us
Chapter 14: Radar Receivers and Digitization
Chapter 15: Measuring Range and Resolving in Range
Chapter 16: Pulse Compression and High-Resolution Radar
Chapter 17: Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave Ranging
Part IV: Pulse Doppler Radar
Chapter 18: The Doppler Effect
Chapter 19: The Spectrum of a Pulsed Signal
Chapter 20: The Pulsed Spectrum Unveiled
Chapter 21: Doppler Sensing and Digital Filtering
Chapter 22: Measuring Range-Rate
Part V: Clutter
Chapter 23: Sources and Spectra of Ground Return
Chapter 24: Effect of Range and Doppler Ambiguities on Ground Clutter
Chapter 25: Representing Clutter
Chapter 26: Separating Ground Moving Targets from Clutter
Part VI: Air-to-Air Operation
Chapter 27: PRF and Ambiguities
Chapter 28: Low PRF Operation
Chapter 29: Medium PRF Operation
Chapter 30: High PRF Operation
Chapter 31: Automatic Tracking
Part VII: Imaging Radar
Chapter 32: Radar and Resolution
Chapter 33: Imaging Methods
Chapter 34: SAR Image Formation and Processing
Chapter 35: SAR System Design
Part VIII Radar and Electronic Warfare
Chapter 36: Electronic Warfare Terms and Concepts
Chapter 37: Electronic Warfare Support
Chapter 38: Electronic Attack
Chapter 39: Electronic Protection
Chapter 40: Decoys
Chapter 41: Low Probability of Intercept (LPI)
Part IX: Special Topics and Advanced Concepts
Chapter 42: Antenna Radar Cross Section Reduction
Chapter 43: Advanced Processor Architectures
Chapter 44: Bistatic Radar
Chapter 45: Distributed Radar and MIMO Radar
Chapter 46: Radar Waveforms: Advanced Concepts
Chapter 47: Target Classification
Chapter 48: Emerging Radar Trends
Part X: Representative Radar Systems
Chapter 49: Airborne Early Warning and Control
Chapter 50: Reconnaissance & Surveillance
Chapter 51: Space Based Radar Systems
Chapter 52: Fighter & Attack