Ultra-wideband Radar Technology

Ultra-wideband Radar Technology is a guide to the future of radar as seen by an international team of experts. They present the problems, solutions, and examples of ultra-wideband (UWB) radar remote sensing. Chapters discuss the theory and ideas for future systems development and their potential capabilities. The writers present concepts such as the differences between UWB and conventional radars, improving over-resolved target detection, receivers and waveforms, micropower systems, high-power switching, and bistatic radar polarimetry. This book offers a unique opportunity to explore the theory, applications, and technology of UWB radar within a single source.

In 1995, James D. Taylor's Introduction to Ultra-Wideband Radar Systems introduced engineers to the theory behind a promising new concept for remote sensing. Since then, the field has undergone enormous growth with new applications realized and more applications conceptualized at a remarkable pace. However, understanding ultra-wideband (UWB) radar requires a new philosophical approach. Concepts such as radar cross section will have new meanings as range resolution becomes smaller than the target.

Ultra-Wideband Radar Technology is a guide to the future of radar by an international team of experts. They present the problems, solutions, and examples of UWB radar remote sensing. Chapters discuss the theory and ideas for future systems development, and show the potential capabilities. The writers present concepts such as the differences between UWB and conventional radars, improving over-resolved target detection, receivers and waveforms, micropower systems, high power switching, and bistatic radar polarimetry.

Finding comparable information elsewhere might require consulting hundreds of other books, technical journals, and symposium proceedings. Ultra-Wideband Radar Technology offers a unique opportunity to explore the theory, applications, and technology of UWB radar within a single source.

Autorentext

James D. Taylor

Zusammenfassung
Presents the problems, solutions, and examples of ultra-wideband (UWB) radar remote sensing. This book discusses the theory and ideas for systems development and their potential capabilities. It presents concepts such as the differences between UWB and conventional radars, improving over-resolved target detection, and receivers and waveforms.

Inhalt

Preface. Main Features of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Radars and Differences from Common Narrowband Radars. Improved Signal Detection in UWB Radars. High Resolution Ultra-Wideband Radars. Ultro-Wideband Radar Receivers. Compression of Wideband Returns from Overspread Targets. The Micropower Impulse Radar. Ultra-Wideband Technology for Intelligent Transportation Systems. Design, Performance, and Applications of a Coherent Ultra-Wideband Random Noise Radar. New Power Semiconductor Devices for Generation of Nano- and Subnanosecond Pulses. Fourier Series Based Waveform Generation and Signal Processing in Ultra-Wideband Radar. High Resolution Step Frequency Radar. CARABAS Airborne SAR. Ultra-Wideband Radar Capability Demonstrations. Bistatic Radar Polarimetry Theory.