Radar Systems and Radio Aids to Navigation / / A. K. Sen, A. B. Bhattacharya.

• VerfasserIn: Sen, A. K.,; Bhattacharya, A. B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Dulles, VA : : Mercury Learning and Information, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (790 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Preface --; Chapter 1: Navigation --; Chapter 2: Antennas for Radio Navigational Aids --; Chapter 3: Principles of Radar --; Chapter 4: Radar Targets --; Chapter 5: Radar Transmitters and Receivers --; Chapter 6: Propagation of Radar Waves --; Chapter 7: Radar Clutter --; Chapter 8: MTI Radar --; Chapter 9: Modern Radars --; Chapter 10: Navigational and Remote Sensing Radars --; Chapter 10A: Atmospheric Radars --; Chapter 11: Radars for Atmospheric Probing --; Chapter 11A: Radar Measurement of Rain Intensity, Drop Size, and the Related Attenuation of Radio Waves --; Chapter 12: Direction Finding --; Chapter 13: Aircraft Homing System and Instrument Landing System --; Chapter 14: Hyperbolic Navigation --; Chapter 15: Satellite Navigation --; Chapter 16: Vessel Traffic Management System --; Chapter 17: Navigation and Modern Measuring Techniques --; Chapter 18: Millimeter Wave Radars and Radiometers --; Chapter 19: Doppler Radar Development and Remote Sensing Research --; Chapter 20: Mathematical Preliminaries Related to Radar Systems and Associated Problems --; Appendix A: Achieving Independence of Successive Samples by Frequency Shifting from Pulse to Pulse --; Appendix B: Review Questions --; Appendix C: Multiple Choice Questions and Answers --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781683923091
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: A. K. Sen, A. B. Bhattacharya.

This comprehensive reference explains the many processes needed for creating radar systems and navigation aids. Selected topics include antennas, radar targets, Doppler radar, atmospheric probing, mathematical preliminaries, hyperbolic navigation, aircraft homing systems, navigation measuring techniques, satellite navigation, among others.