Stimson's Introduction to Airborne Radar

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.

• Part I: Overview of Airborne RadarChapter 1: Basic ConceptsChapter 2: Approaches to ImplementationChapter 3: Representative ApplicationsPart II: Essential GroundworkChapter 4: Radio Waves and Alternating Current SignalsChapter 5: A Nonmathematical Approach to RadarChapter 6: Preparatory Math for RadarPart III: Fundamentals of RadarChapter 7: Choice of Radio FrequencyChapter 8: Directivity and the Antenna BeamChapter 9: Electronically Scanned Array AntennasChapter 10: Electronically Scanned Array DesignChapter 11: Pulsed OperationChapter 12: Detection RangeChapter 13: The Range Equation: What It Does and Doesn't Tell UsChapter 14: Radar Receivers and DigitizationChapter 15: Measuring Range and Resolving in RangeChapter 16: Pulse Compression and High-Resolution RadarChapter 17: Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave RangingPart IV: Pulse Doppler RadarChapter 18: The Doppler EffectChapter 19: The Spectrum of a Pulsed SignalChapter 20: The Pulsed Spectrum UnveiledChapter 21: Doppler Sensing and Digital FilteringChapter 22: Measuring Range-RatePart V: ClutterChapter 23: Sources and Spectra of Ground ReturnChapter 24: Effect of Range and Doppler Ambiguities on Ground ClutterChapter 25: Representing ClutterChapter 26: Separating Ground Moving Targets from ClutterPart VI: Air-to-Air OperationChapter 27: PRF and AmbiguitiesChapter 28: Low PRF OperationChapter 29: Medium PRF OperationChapter 30: High PRF OperationChapter 31: Automatic TrackingPart VII: Imaging RadarChapter 32: Radar and ResolutionChapter 33: Imaging MethodsChapter 34: SAR Image Formation and ProcessingChapter 35: SAR System DesignPart VIII Radar and Electronic WarfareChapter 36: Electronic Warfare Terms and ConceptsChapter 37: Electronic Warfare SupportChapter 38: Electronic AttackChapter 39: Electronic ProtectionChapter 40: DecoysChapter 41: Low Probability of Intercept (LPI)Part IX: Special Topics and Advanced ConceptsChapter 42: Antenna Radar Cross Section ReductionChapter 43: Advanced Processor ArchitecturesChapter 44: Bistatic RadarChapter 45: Distributed Radar and MIMO RadarChapter 46: Radar Waveforms: Advanced ConceptsChapter 47: Target ClassificationChapter 48: Emerging Radar TrendsPart X: Representative Radar SystemsChapter 49: Airborne Early Warning and ControlChapter 50: Reconnaissance & SurveillanceChapter 51: Space Based Radar SystemsChapter 52: Fighter & Attack

'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.'