Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing
Master the signal processing knowledge and skills essential to understand today&#8217;s advanced radar systemsEvolved from a course taught by a respected leader in the field, this rigorous text provides detailed coverage of radar DSP fundamentals and applications not to be found elsewhere in the literature. Written for graduate engineering students and working professionals seeking enhanced skills and career advancement, Mark Richard'sFundamentals of Radar Signal Processingprovides clear, modern instruction in radar DSP basics and the skills needed in both design and analysis of common radar algorithms. This text is ideal for those looking to go beyond the cursory treatment of signal processing in general radar systems books to seek more detailed treatments of signal models, waveforms, interference reduction, and detection, as well as to gain the foundation needed for specialty texts that focus on advanced radar signal processing topics such as SAR and STAP.Developed and tested over many years of graduate and professional education, this in-depth introduction to the radar DSP techniques at the foundation of current advanced radar technologies provides a thorough description and detailed examples of:Signal acquisition and sampling in multiple domainsTarget and interference modelsCommon radar waveformsInterference reduction techniquesDetection algorithms and toolsBasic synthetic aperture imaging and adaptive array processingMuch moreDevelop In-Depth Understanding of Radar DSP Fundamentals:Introduction to Radar Systems * Signal Models * Sampling and Quantization of Pulsed Radar Signals * Radar Waveforms * Doppler Processing * Detection Fundamentals * Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) Detection * Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Imaging * Introduction to Beamforming and Space-Time Adaptive Processing * Tracking * Bibliography