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Holistic Guidance - Introduction to Airborne Radar, Second Edition (Aerospace & Radar Systems)
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List Price: $145.00
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Manufacturer: SciTech Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.7348
EAN: 9781891121012
ISBN: 1891121014
Label: SciTech Publishing
Manufacturer: SciTech Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 584
Publication Date: 1998-01-01
Publisher: SciTech Publishing
Studio: SciTech Publishing
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Editorial Reviews:
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The completely rewritten and revised Second Edition updates a famous work originally published by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Much more than a simple introduction, the book is actually a history, reference, tech manual, and textbook rolled into one beautiful illustrated volume, packed with full color photos, drawings, tables and charts, plus knowledgeable, informative text. Twelve new chapters cover all the sophisticated stealth radar techniques. Over 90% of the illustrations are in color as the book describes over a dozen airborne radar systems currently in service, from long-range surveillance to environmental monitoring. The first three chapters can be used as a stand-alone briefing on modern radar for readers who need a quick introduction. Key Features: - Brilliantly illustrated full-color photographs, graphs, and figures - 12 new chapters completely update the content - Excellent for both specialists and nonspecialists
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Summary: Excellent airborne radar reference
Comment: This is an essential reference for radar engineers. It is very compete in covering many concepts (with good figures and clear language). Even radar experts will find some sections very useful. I pull it down with some regularity to fill in gaps in my experience.
The book has 43 chapters in 10 parts: Overview, Essential Background Information, Radar Fundamentals, Pulse Doppler Radar, The Problem of Ground Clutter, Air-to-Air Operation, High Resolution Ground Mapping, Radar in Electronic Warfare, Advanced Concepts, Representative Radar Systems.
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Summary: Easy to understand
Comment: This book simply explains how airborne radar works. Even though, it is titled as introduction to airborne radar the book covers fundamentals of the radar theory therefore it can be used to develop an understanding in almost all radar applications.
Another point of this book is the print quality. There are many colorful graphs and figures which makes the reader to visualize the radar problems. Therefore reader can learn faster and easier. Additionally the fonts are big and clear enough to read without hurting the eyes. The book contains very beautiful airplane and helicopter pictures. Reader can read it without getting bored.
I think it is suitable for bachelor 4th year or master 1st year electrical engineer students or equivalent level readers.
I think this book is very good for fundamental. I recommend this book to start to learn the radar theory with 5-star.
If the reader wants to learn more detailed about radar theory, after completing this book he or she should study other advanced level radar book. If the reader has already had fundamental knowledge about radar and searching for advanced information, he should look for an advanced radar book. However, Introduction to airborne radar book can also be used to refresh advanced level readers' memory.
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Summary: I'm not a radar expert, but with this book I COULD BE!!!
Comment: Mr. Stimson's book, "Introduction to Airborne Radar (2nd Edition)," has been one of my most treasured purchases from my graduate school education. I expected a book filled with equations and bad graphs and tables - I was wonderfully surprised by the high quality graphics, easy to follow mathematical treatment, and historical views into past and present radar systems.
I recommend this text to anyone interested in radar - engineering students to laypersons wanting to know more. This book has special meaning to CSPs (Certified Space Professionals) that is not quite apparent - since radar is used heavily to track space vehicles, and space-based radar is a capability the U.S. military wants, it is common-sense that CSPs should know a bit more about radar than "It's very cool and works really well..."
The basics of radar covered is great, along with the different characteristcs (PRF, frequencies, etc.). Some areas may not seem applicable (two airborne targets moving towards each other) until the reader extends their imagination to the High Ground (a RV trying to be hit by a moving 'kill-vehicle'). More techincal radar textbooks exist, but Mr. Stimson's should have a place reserved on your shelf.
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Summary: No other introduction needed
Comment: Stimson's second edition is a slight improvement over his first. "Slight" because improving near perfection remains a difficult task. Nowhere else is such clarity apparent in the complex field of radars. Thanks to Stimson this subject could be understood by my grandmother. If only Stimson would carry edition three to the next echelon, extending depth and detail to levels required to actually build and make a working, modern radar. Like applying his talent to the intricacies of adaptive processing, a completion of SAR computational demands and processes (vs. stopping at the digital filter FFT), nuances of ever more important phase noise, test, measurement and producibility of radar systems that shouldn't cost a million dollars per copy, but a fraction of this with proper processes and synergistic integration vs. the "Mister Potato Head" approach of slapping together the latest-greatest-of-every-subsystem-technology still practiced by engineers in just about everything. Unfortunately this may be our last version from Stimson as he's no longer a young man and such efforts are monumental. Even so, he's made himself a national asset creating this magnificent edition, probably lasting longer than any of us in the field today.
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Summary: Not easy reading
Comment: I bought this book because I work with radar and would like to improve my understanding of it. This book is a good middle ground, but for a dummy like me, several chapters require re-reads. One of the most annoying things is that when the author describes related material, he doesn't compare and contrast as much as write one paragraph on the attributes of thing A and then another paragraph on thing B using all but two words that were used in the first paragraph. The reader must wade through this writing and then compare and contrast themself.
So, it's a good book and probably a great book if you have a better than average technical background, but it's not as easy as the first few pages (Amazon free preview) lead you to believe.
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