Phased-Array Radar Design: Application of radar fundamentals (Radar, Sonar and Navigation)

This text offers a great introduction into the application of phased-array radars as it applies primarily to air and missile defense with some material addressing airborne and surface search radar applications. It uses minimal mathematics and does not go too deeply into radar theory. The text offers a good introduction to the use of waveforms for different purposes in an air and missile defense. Addressing the when and why of waveform selection. The reader will learn the challenges of detection, classification, discrimination and identification (CDI) of tracks. The discussion of search types includes a discussion of horizon fence searches used for early detection of ballistic missile launches and cued search in addition to volume and multiple-beam searches. I have provided the table of contents below. I have not provided a complete expansion of all the subsections in each chapter but it should provide a sufficient overview of the topics discussed. Again, this is more of an introduction to the application of phased-array radars in military applications and makes a great companion to Skolnik's "Introduction to Radar Systems" and "Multifunction Array Radar" by Billetter, for someone just learning about how radar works and is used. These would be excellent texts for the non-specialist (not radar engineers but engineers working on systems that use radar). I would also recommend, "Radar: Principles, Technology, Applications" by Edde, another excellent text. For more theory and heavier mathematics, I would recommend Skolnik's "Radar Handbook," "Modern Radar Systems" by Meikle and "Radar Principles" by Peebles.One thing I would like to commend the author for including in his text is a table of abbreviations/acronyms. Something that is needed in technical works that utilizes abbreviations/acronyms but is very rarely included in other texts. In this case, it isn't quite complete and in at least one case, the expansion of an acronym was out of date. However, I the number of acronyms/abbreviations that were missing from the table is small in comparison to the size of the table and I was delighted just to finally see this type of table being incorporated into a book such as this. However, I am already well versed in air and missile defense systems and have an above average knowledge of radar. The author's experience writing technical specifications for existing radar systems while with Raytheon showed him the value of including such tables.The text would have benefited from more discussion into the design of searches and when/why you would apply volume or fence searches at variying elevation angles and ranges. It could also have provided expanded discussion of fluctuation models (e.g. Swerling cases). The reader can obtain further knowledge of the fluctuation models in the text I recommended by Edde.The reader will experience some Déjà vu while reading the text as some material is repeated. Litterally, cut-and-past duplication. Discussions of target classifiers (Baye's, Dempster-Shafer, Decision Tree, Rule-Based) discussed in Chapter 6 "Target CDI" are duplicated (entire paragraphs and equations) in Chapter 7, "Data Processing Algorithms for Phased Array Radars". In very rare cases is repeating material necessary and this is the primary reason for giving this book a three-star rating. I found the repetition to be excessive. However, overall, I found this to be a useful text and would recommend it to anyone seeking an introduction to using phased-array radars in air and missile defense applications.Jeffrey's text also provides many excellent references to each chapter that the reader may also wish to investigate.TABLE OF CONTENTS:Chapter 1 Radar Fundamentals1 Introduction2 Search and Track Functions3 Target Detection, Resolution, and Clutter Concepts4 Surveillance Radars5 Radar Block Diagram6 Radar Range Equation Volume Search, Horizon Fence Search, Tracking7 Detection in Noise Target Models, Probability of False Alarm, Thermal Noise, Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR), Clutter8 Resolution and Measurement Accuracy9 Tracking Radars and the Monopulse Technique10 Track-While-Scan Radars11 References12 ProblemsChapter 2 Target Detection1 Introduction2 Target Radio Frequency (RF) Scattering Models3 Target Detection in Noise4 Target Detection in Clutter5 Multiple-Pulse Detection Binary Integration, Non-Coherent (Incoherent) Integration, Coherent Integration6 References7 ProblemsChapter 3 Waveforms, Matched Filtering, and Radar Signal Processing1 Introduction2 Complex-Waveform Representations3 Fourier Transforms4 Matching Filtering5 Waveform Ambiguity Diagram6 The Fast Fourier Transform7 Digital Implementation of Matched Filters8 Phase-Coded Waveforms9 Waveform Scheduling10 Waveforms and Radar Functions11 Other Radar Signal Processing Functions CFAR Processin, Monopulse Processing12 References13 ProblemsChapter 4 Search and Acquisition Functions1 Introduction2 Types of Searches Volume Search, Horizon Search Fence, Cued Search, Multiple-Beam Search3 Acquisition Waveforms and Processing4 References5 ProblemsChapter 5 Estimation, Tracking, and DataAssociation1 Introduction2 Parameter Estimation for Radar3 The Radar Tracking Function4 Types of Tracking Filters Fixed-Gain Filters, Computed-Gain Filters (Kalman, Interacting Multiple-Model Filters)5 Data Association Algorithms Nearest Neighbor, Probabilistic Data Association (PDA), Joint PDA (JPDA), Nearest-Neighbor JPDA, Multiple-Hypothesis Track, Others.6 Tracking Air Targets7 Tracking Ballistic Missile Targets8 Tracking Surface Targets9 ReferencesChapter 6 Target Classification, Discrimination, and Identification (CDI)1 Introduction2 The Target Classification Problem3 Radar-Measured Target Features4 Waveforms and Signal Processing CDI Waveforms, Signal Processing5 Feature Extraction6 Classifiers Bayes, Dempster-Shafer, Decision Tree, Rule Based, Compounde7 Classification of Air Targets8 Classification of Ballistic Missile Targets9 Hit or Kill Assessment10 Performance Prediction11 ReferencesChapter 7 Resource Management, Radar Scheduling, and Other Radar Processing1 Introduction2 Data and Signal Processing Algorithms Resource Planning and Radar Scheduling Algorithms, Search and Track Algorithms, CDI Algorithms, Radar Hardware Control, Radar Measurement Processing, Signal Processing, Calibration and Alignment, Adaptive Processing, Statistical Detection and Estimation3 ReferencesChapter 8 Interference Suppression Techniques1 Introduction2 Electronic Interference Sources Unintentional Interference, Intentional Interference3 Electronic Protection or Counter-Counter Measures Sidelobe Blanker, Sidelobe Canceller, Multiple Sidelobe Canceller, Adaptive Processing, Digital Beam Forming, Frequency Agility and Hopping, Sector Blanking4 Problems5 ReferencesChapter 9 Phased-Array Radar Architectures1 Introduction2 Antenna-Based Architectures3 Bandwidth-Based Architectures Narrowband and Wideband Radars4 Function-Based Radars Search, Track, CDI, Missile Illmination, Multifunction5 Scalable Radar ArchitecturesChapter 10 Fundamental Radar Design Trade-Offs1 Introduction2 Operating Frequency Selection3 Waveform Selection4 Radar Coverage5 Receiver Operating Characteristic Design6 Search Design7 Tracking Architecture & Parameter Selection8 Target Classification9 ReferencesChapter 11 Performance-Driven Radar Requirements1 Introduction2 Radar Hardware Requirements3 Radar Processing Software Requirements4 ReferencesChapter 12 Missile Defense Radar Design Considerations1 Introduction2 Missile Defense Mission Parameters and Requirements3 Interceptor Capabilities and Support Requirements4 Defended Area5 Ballistic Missile Defefense Radar Requirements6 Performance Evaluation and Design Validation7 ReferencesChapter 13 Early Warning Radar Design Considerations1 Introduction2 Early Warning Mission Parameters and Requirements3 Threat Warning and Attack Assessment4 EWR Requirements5 Performance Evaluation and Design Validation6 ReferencesChapter 14 Air Defense Radar Design Considerations1 Introduction2 Air Defense Mission Parameters and Requirements3 Interceptor Capabilities and Support Requirements4 Defended Area5 Air Defense Radar Requirements6 Performance Evaluation and Design Validation7 ReferencesChapter 15 Predicted Performance of Phased-Array Radars1 Introduction2 Functional Performance3 References