Table of Contents

Preface........................................................................................................................................... xvii

Author Bio..................................................................................................................................... xxi

Companion: MATLABM® Code - Disclaimer........................................................................xxiii

1 Radar Definitions and Nomenclature.................................................................................1

2 Basic Radar Waveforms and Antenna............................................................................... 39

3 Radar Equation....................................................................................................................... 81

4 Radar Wave Propagation.................................................................................................... 149

5 Elements of Signal Processing of the Radar Receiver................................................. 185

6 Matched Filter...................................................................................................................... 221

7 Pulse Compression.............................................................................................................. 243

8 Radar Ambiguity Function................................................................................................277

9 Radar Clutter........................................................................................................................ 325

10 Moving Target Indicator and Pulsed Doppler Radars................................................347

11 Random Variables and Random Processes....................................................................385

12 Target Detection – Single Pulse Case.............................................................................. 401

13 Detection of Fluctuating Targets...................................................................................... 415

14 Radar Cross-Section............................................................................................................453

15 Phased Arrays...................................................................................................................... 491

16 Adaptive Signal Processing............................................................................................... 541

17 Target Tracking.................................................................................................................... 567

18 Synthetic Aperture Radar.................................................................................................. 623

Bibliography.................................................................................................................................653

Index..............................................................................................................................................659

About the Author

Bassem R. Mahafza is the president and founder of Phased n Research. Dr. Mahafza is recognized as a radar subject matter expert and is widely known for authoring several leading reference and textbooks on radar systems. Dr. Mahafza has been a member of the IEEE (Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers) since 1984, he was awarded a Senior IEEE member in 1994 and has been recently nominated for an IEEE Fellow. Dr. Mahafza’s 30+ years’ experience includes extensive work in radar technology, radar design and analysis (including all sensor subcomponents), radar simulation and model design, radar signatures and radar algorithm development. Through his industry career, he has supported numerous government organizations. Dr. Mahafza’s academic experience includes developing and teaching several graduate and undergraduate level courses, such as random signal and noise, introduction to radar systems, advanced radar techniques, advanced signal processing. He supervised many masters students and several PhD candidates. During his academic tenure, his research was mainly focused on advancements in radar and sensor technology. Furthermore, Dr. Mahafza has conducted detailed research in Phased Array Radars, advanced Radar Signal Processing, Electronic Countermeasures, and Counter Countermeasure techniques.