Mahafza B.R. Radar Signal Analysis and Processing Using MatLAB

CRC Press, 2009. — 500 p.In the year 2000 my book Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MatLAB was published. This book very quickly turned into a bestseller which prompted the publication of its second edition in the year 2005. At the time of its publication, it was based on my years of teaching graduate level courses on radar systems analysis and design including advanced topics in radar signal processing. The motivation behind it was to introduce a college-suitable comprehensive textbook that provides hands-on experience with MatLAB companion software. Over the years, I have also taught numerous industry courses on the subject of radar systems. Based on my combined teaching experience and real-world work at deciBel Research, Inc., the following conclusion has become very evident to me: There is big appetite and demand for textbooks and reference books that are primarily focused on aspects of radar signals and signal processing. Having arrived at this conclusion, I decided to write this textbook, Radar Signal Analysis and Processing Using MatLAB, which is focused on radar signal analysis and processing.
Unlike other books on the subject, the emphasis is not on signal processing per se, but on signals and signal processing in the context of radar applications. Many good textbooks are already available on signal processing but not on signal processing as it applies to radar applications. This new textbook has many desirable features that include clear and concise presentation of the theory and companion user-friendly MatLAB code. This code is reconfigurable to demonstrate the theory and perform the associated analysis/design trades as well as allow users to vary the inputs in order to better analyze their relevant and unique requirements. This new book should serve as a reference book or as a textbook for a graduate level courses on the subject. It concentrates on the fundamentals and adopts a rigorous mathematical approach of the subject. Many examples and end of chapter problems are included. Finally, a companion Instructor’s Manual is also available through the publisher for professors who adopt this book as a text. The Instructor’s Manual includes many other problems not listed in the text and their solutions.
Radar Signal Analysis and Processing Using MatLAB is written so that it can be used as a reference book or as a textbook for two graduate level courses with emphasis on signals and signal processing. Instructors using this book as a text may choose the following chapter breakdown for their curriculum. Chapters 1 through Chapter 7 can be used for the first course, while Chapters 8 through 11 may be used for the second course. Chapter 11 (Target Tracking), Chapter 12 (Synthetic Aperture Radar), and Chapter 13 (Radar Cross Section) from my other book Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MatLAB may also be used to supplement both courses.
Radar Signal Analysis and Processing Using MatLAB introduces numerous programs and functions of MatLAB using version R2007a. All MatLAB programs and functions provided in this book can be downloaded from the CRC Press Website. For this purpose and using your favorite Internet browser type in www.crcpress.com and hit return. Once you reach the main CRC Press home page, scroll down to the link called Electronic Products and double click on Downloads & Updates, then follow the instructions on the screen.Radar Systems - An Overview
Linear Systems and Complex Signal Representation
Random Variables and Processes
The Matched Filter
The Ambiguity Function - Analog Waveforms
The Ambiguity Function - Discrete Coded Waveforms
Target Detection and Pulse Integration
Pulse Compression
Radar Clutter
Doppler Processing
Adaptive Array Processing