MATLAB Simulations for Radar Systems Design [Hardcover]

Bassem R. Mahafza (Author), Atef Elsherbeni (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1584883928 | ISBN-13: 978-1584883920 | Publication Date: February 19, 2004 | Edition: 1

Simulation is integral to the successful design of modern radar systems, and there is arguably no better software for this purpose than MATLAB. But software and the ability to use it does not guarantee success. One must also:

Ö Understand radar operations and design philosophy
Ö Know how to select the radar parameters to meet the design requirements
Ö Be able to perform detailed trade-off analysis in the context of radar sizing, modes of operation, frequency selection, waveforms, and signal processing
Ö Develop loss and error budgets associated with the design

MATLAB Simulations for Radar Systems Design teaches all of this and provides the M-files and hands-on simulation experience needed to design and analyze radar systems. Part I forms a comprehensive description of radar systems, their analysis, and the design process. The authors' unique approach involves a design case study introduced in Chapter 1 and followed throughout the text. As the treatment progresses, the complexity increases and the case study requirements are adjusted accordingly. Part II presents a series of chapters-some authored by other experts in the field-on specialized radar topics important to a full understanding of radar systems design and analysis.

A comprehensive set of MATLAB programs and functions support both parts of the book and are available for download from the CRC Press Web site.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 552 pages
• Publisher: AIAA; 1 edition (February 19, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584883928
• ISBN-13: 978-1584883920
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,217,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book I have come across for Radars, May 7, 2005

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This review is from: MATLAB Simulations for Radar Systems Design (Hardcover)

Through the semester I was struggling with "Radar Principles by Peyton Z. Peebles" and it was only towards the end of my semester, I got to know about this book by Mahafza. I ordered this book via Inter-Library Loan (ILL) not expecting all that much from it. Boy!!! was I in for a surprise... I wouldn't be doing justice if I simply said this book is awesome. This book became such a hot property, that I had to be forceful at times to get it from the never ending circulation of it amongst my classmates.

The reasons I liked the book very much for are as follows:-
1. It has an amazingly beautiful description of the concepts by delving into the basics and then building slowly and steadily upon it.
2. In the first chapter itself, after the immediate basics, the author introduces the criteria for the Radar that has to be designed. At the end of each chapter, the author refines the Radar design by incorporating the newly learned concepts, thus solidifying concepts newly learned in that chapter.
3. Almost every new concept introduced within a chapter, is followed by at least one solved example that is absolutely important to thoroughly understanding the topic.
4. Apart from the actual equations, the book gives the most accurate approximation method, so that the equation can be simulated in Matlab. You would otherwise be spending humongous amount of time threading through numerous IEEE papers and other resources to get the very same approximations.
5. Matlab code is included for all the figures generated in the book. Trust me; plotting some of the equations otherwise would easily take you more than a day or two.

I am a graduate student now and Radars is not going to be my principle area of research and work. But still, I have purchased this book with reverence to the author's awesome work done in writing this book.

Would be helpful if you are in the business of Radar design and a must if you are taking Radars as a part of your curriculum.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is right on the money !!!, January 16, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: MATLAB Simulations for Radar Systems Design (Hardcover)

I have used both of Dr. Mahafza's previous radar books (1. Introduction to Radar Analysis and 2. Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB) as reference guides and study aids on a regular basis and realize this third book (that I have added to my Radar Book Reference collection) will get a lot of mileage. I had been looking for a book that provided a start to finish tutorial on radars. This book is right on the money. This book is truly an engineering reference for radar engineers. I have found the MATLAB code easy to understand and have used some of the examples in this book to assist me with my radar tasks. This book discusses topics that are important to all radar engineers such as Clutter Mitigation, Signal Processing, and Target Tracking. I recommend this book to anyone interested in radar and look forward to more quality radar related books by Dr. Mahafza and his associates.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Covers a wide range of radar topics, September 30, 2007

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Engineer Bob "Bob" (Southern California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MATLAB Simulations for Radar Systems Design (Hardcover)

Very good analytic and predictive material throughout, covering a wide range of radar science. There is excellant simulation of tracking techniques, but tracking is the only topic with true simulation.
Much of this book covers the same material as the authors' "Radar Systems Analysys and Design Using Matalb". I would recommend this book instead of (but not in addition to) that one.
The Matlab code is freely available from the publisher's web site. It contains a few calls to functions that are not in the basic Matlab package. It would be helpful to have those replaced by equivalent, custom functions using the Matlab base package.
Overall I am very pleased with the book as a technical reference.