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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lacomme, Philippe
Otros Autores: Freysz, Marie-Louise, Hickman, Rodger
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Norwich, N.Y. : Stevenage [England] : William Andrew : SciTech ; IEE, 2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. 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
  • Part II. 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
  • Part III. Ground Mapping and Imagery
  • Ground Mapping
  • Radar Imagery
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar Specific Aspects
  • Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR)
  • Other Observation Radars
  • Part IV. Principal Applications
  • Radar Applications and Roles
  • Design Overview
  • Multifunction Radar
  • Technological Aspects
  • Part V. 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.