TABLE OF CONTENTS - Volume I: Basic Principles (Full TOC - PDF) (Back to Top)

Ch. 1 Introduction and Radar Overview (James A. Scheer and William A. Holm)
Ch. 2 The Radar Range Equation (James A. Scheer)
Ch. 3 Radar Search and Overview of Detection in Interference (James A. Scheer)
Ch. 4 Propagation Effects and Mechanisms (Jay Saffold)
Ch. 5 Characteristics of Clutter (Nicholas C. Currie)
Ch. 6 Target Reflectivity (John F. Shaeffer)
Ch. 7 Target Fluctuation Models (Mark A. Richards)
Ch. 8 Doppler Phenomenology and Data Acquisition (William A. Holm, Mark A. Richards)
Ch. 9 Radar Antennas (Christopher D. Bailey)
Ch. 10 Radar Transmitters (Tracy V. Wallace, Randy J. Jost, Paul Schmid)
Ch. 11 Radar Receivers (Joseph A. Bruder)
Ch. 12 Radar Exciters (James A. Scheer)
Ch. 13 The Radar Signal Processor (Mark A. Richards)
Ch. 14 Digital Signal Processing Fundamentals for Radar (Mark A. Richards)
Ch. 15 Threshold Detection of Radar Targets (Mark A. Richards)
Ch. 16 Constant False Alarm Rate Detectors (Byron M. Keel)
Ch. 17 Doppler Processing (Mark A. Richards)
Ch. 18 Radar Measurements (W. Dale Blair, Mark A. Richards, David G. Long)
Ch. 19 Radar Tracking Algorithms (W. Dale Blair)
Ch. 20 Fundamentals of Pulse Compression Waveforms (Byron M. Keel)
Ch. 21 An Overview of Radar Imaging (Gregory A. Showman)

SPECIAL NOTE - COMMUNITY REVIEWS
The manuscript for this book was reviewed by over 50 professionals in academia, military, and commercial enterprises. These reviewers were among thousands of potential users approached by the publisher and asked to share their expertise and experience in radar training and instruction. Their extensive comments, corrections, and insights ensure that Principles of Modern Radar will meet the needs of modern radar educators and students around the world. Written and edited by world-renowned radar instructors and critically reviewed by users before publication, this is truly a “radar community-driven” book. The list of reviewers is below. "Master Reviewers" are those volunteers who oversaw multiple chapers, sections, and even the whole book in order to ensure consistency of level, math notation, and figures:

MASTER REVIEWERS

• G. Richard Curry - Consulting in Radar System Applications
• Byron Edde, Consultant in Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems
• Dr. Marshall Greenspan, Senior Systems Consulting Engineer - Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Paul Hannen - SAIC, Beavercreek, OH and Wright State University
• Randy J. Jost - Utah State University
• David G. Long, Professor - Brigham Young University
• Dr. John M. Milan - Consultant

REVIEWERS

• Dr. Clive Alabaster, Lecturer - Cranfield University
• Ronald Aloysius, Fellow Engineer - Northrop Grumman
• Professor Chris J. Baker, Dean & Director - ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Canberra
• Edward Barile, Senior Principal Engineer - Raytheon
• Dan Bernabei - Engineer Scientist - Department of Defense
• Lee Blanton, Radar Systems Engineer - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
• Koen van Caekenberghe - University of Michigan
• Gerry Cain - DSP Creations, Ltd.
• Kernan Chaisson, Air Force Retired, Washington Editor - Forecast International
• I-Ting Chiang, Applicant Consultant - Lorentz Solution, Inc.
• Jean-Yves Chouinard, Professor - Université Laval, Quebec Canada
• Lawrence Cohen, Electronics Engineer - Radar Division, Naval Research Laboratory
• Patrick Dever, Fellow Engineer - Northrop Grumman Corp.
• Robert Egri - Cobham, DES
• John J. Ermer, Engineering Fellow - Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
• Dr. Mark Frank, Principal Engineer - Rohde & Schwarz Inc.
• Christophe Fumeaux, Associate Professor - University of Adelaide
• Fulvio Gini, Professor - University of Pisa
• Nathan A. Goodman, Associate Professor - The University of Arizona
• Dr. Martie Goulding, Senior Radar Systems Engineer - MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates
• Hugh Griffiths - University College London
• Dr. Walter Gustavo Fano, Associate Professior - Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco
• Paul Hannen, Senior Systems Engineer - Science Applications International Corporation and Adjunct Professor, Wright State University
• Stephen Harman - Radar Systems Technical Manager - QinetiQ
• Dr. Joseph Hucks, Electrical Engineer - Harris Corporation
• Alan Keith - Boeing
• Stephane Kemkemian, Radar Senior Expert - Thales Airborne Systems-France
• Theodoros G. Kostis - University of the Aegean
• Richard Lane, Research Scientist - QinetiQ
• Richard Lethin, President - Reservoir Labs
• David Mackes, Senior Engineer - Northrop Grumman
• Kevin McClaning, Senior RF Designer - Johns Hopkins University
• Natalia K. Nikolova, Professor - McMaster University
• Myriam Nouvel, Search Engineer - Thales Radar and Warfare Technical Directorate
• Dr. Chris Oliver, CBE, Technical Director - InfoSAR
• Dr. P.S. Ray, Research Associate - The University of Adelaide
• Brian Rigling, Associate Professor - Wright State University
• Dr. Earl Sager, Radar Physics Group Chief Scientist - System Planning Corporation
• Paul E. Schmid, Ph.D., President - Engineering Systems, Inc.
• John Shipley - Harris Govt. Communications
• John Spurlin, Ph.D., P.E., Professor - Norfolk State University
• Roger Sullivan - Institute for Defense Analysis (retired)
• Ching Yeng Tan, Research Assistant - The University of Nottingham, Malaysia
• Jay Virts - Raytheon Corporation, El Segundo, California
• Simon Watts, Deputy Scientific Director - Thales, UK Aerospace Division
• John Wendler - Harris Corporation
• Andreas Wiessman - GAMMA Remote Sensing AG, Switzerland
• Dick Wiley - Syracuse Research Associates (retired)
• Ben Winstead, Principal Development Engineer - Honeywell International, Inc.

ABOUT THE EDITORS (Back to top)

Mark A. Richards is an Adjunct Professor and Principal Research Engineer at Georgia Tech, where he teaches academic and professional education courses and conducts research in embedded processing and radar imaging. He spent 20 years with GTRI in radar signal processing research. He was General Chair of the Atlanta IEEE 2001 Radar Conference and is the author of Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing.

James A. Scheer has been directly involved in radar R&D for 40 years. He is editor of the book Coherent Radar Performance Estimation, has authored chapters in five radar textbooks, and is an instructor in a variety of radar short courses, including PoMR.

William Holm is program director for Defense Electronics short courses in Georgia Tech’s Distance Learning and Professional Education division. He is the Director of GT’s Principles of Modern Radar and Basic Radar Concepts short courses. Dr. Holm is also a principal research scientist at GTRI with a focus on radar systems design and signal processing techniques.