Holographic staring radar Gordon Oswald, Chris Baker

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oswald, Gordon, author.

Baker, Christopher J. (Radar specialist), author.

Series:

IET radar, sonar, navigation and avionics series

Electromagnetics and Radar Ser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radar.

radar.

Medical Subjects:

Radar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London SciTech Publishing 2021

Summary:

The book introduces various forms of staring radar, which include the earliest and simplest forms of electromagnetic surveillance and its users. It next summarises the physical laws under which all radar operates, and the requirements that these systems need to meet to fulfil a range of applications

Contents:

Intro

Halftitle Page

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

About the authors

Foreword: Directions of travel for radar air surveillance

1 Introduction to holographic staring radar

1.1 Early history

1.2 Distinct forms of radar

1.3 Physical constraints and complexities

1.4 What is radar for, how has it developed and what is its potential?

1.4.1 Antecedents for a surveillance radar approach

1.4.2 The sequential-scanning radar approach

1.4.3 Staring by comparison

1.5 Historical background

References

2 Users and uses of surveillance radar

2.1 Requirements for surveillance

2.2 Air surveillance

2.3 Ground surveillance

2.4 The range of uses of HSR

3 Physics of holographic staring radar

3.1 Targets and information

3.1.1 Physics and signal-encoded information

3.1.2 Detection with a scanning beam

3.1.3 Holographic staring radar and analytic solutions

3.1.4 Extending time on target

3.1.5 Modelling a scattering target

3.2 Physics fundamentals

3.2.1 Maxwell's equations

3.2.2 The electromagnetic uniqueness theorem

3.2.3 Huygens' principle

3.2.4 The reciprocity theorem

3.2.5 The speed of light as a constraint

3.3 The staring radar power budget

3.3.1 Signal power, noise, aperture, resolution, dynamic range and accuracy

3.3.2 Sampling space and time

3.3.3 Ambiguities in range and Doppler

3.3.4 Sensitivity under range walk

3.3.5 Coherence and decoherence

3.3.6 Photons, airspace and memory

3.4 Multipath propagation and the EUNIT

3.5 Mechanical and geometric effects

3.6 Beams and sidelobes

3.7 Targets, the propagation medium and histories

3.8 Target and clutter types, features and models

3.9 The volume of regard and radar networks

3.10 Atmospheric losses and precipitation

3.11 Analytic solutions for targets and clutter

3.11.1 Doppler effect with target dynamics

3.11.2 Target modulating features

3.11.3 Resolution cell analysis for large VoRs

3.12 Spectrum selection and occupancy

3.13 Conclusions on staring radar physics

4 Applications of holographic staring radar

4.1 Airspace challenges

4.1.1 Wind farm mitigation

4.1.2 Unmanned air vehicles (UAVs / Drones)

4.1.3 Air surveillance integration

4.2 Imaging complex targets

4.3 HF Radar

4.3.1 Over the horizon radar

4.3.2 HF Radar for ocean monitoring

4.4 Radar for autonomous vehicles

4.5 Passive radar

4.6 Other applications

5 Configurations for HSR

5.1 HSR configuration examples

5.1.1 Common features of staring radar

5.1.2 Proof of concept HSR

5.1.3 Short range configuration (SRC) outline

5.1.4 Air traffic configuration (ATC) outline

5.2 SRC outline resources, structure and functions

5.2.1 SRC physical configuration

5.2.2 SRC transmission

5.2.3 SRC receiver channels and range cells

5.2.4 SRC Azimuth and elevation beamforming and RAED data access

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (IET Digital Library, viewed on January 13, 2022)

Includes bibliographical references and index

Other Format:

Print version Oswald, Gordon. Holographic Staring Radar

ISBN:

1785613901

9781785613890

1785613898

9781785613906

OCLC:

1286428728

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license