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Radar-Sonar Signal Processing and Gaussian Signals in Noise (Detection, Estimation, and Modulation Theory, Part 3)

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When the reader masters the material in this book, one will have laid a thorough foundation for further work in radar & sonar problems. A prerequisite for Volume III of Van Trees is Volume I, which (also thoroughly) covers the fundamentals of Detection & Estimation Theory. A necessary prerequisite for Volume I in turn is a graduate course in Probability and Stochastic Processes. Van Trees' books are far superior to the more recent texts by Dr. Steven Kay on Detection and Estimation.

The first part of Volume III covers Detection & Estimation of Gaussian Signals in Noise. Chapters 9-13 cover the Radar-Sonar problem. The topics covered include Detection and Estimation of slowly fluctuating point targets, and then Doppler-Spread, Range-Spread, and Doubly-Spread Targets and Channels. Each chapter is mathematically rigorous, thorough and complete.

If one masters Volume III, one will then understand the theoretical foundations of radar detection. A more specific follow-on, which does not require the theoretical background of Van Trees' work, but attacks the issue from a more practical level is "Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing" by Mark Richards of Georgia Tech. If one wants to learn more about actual radars, whether at a more introductory level, or in greater practical (as opposed to theoretical) detail, one cannot beat the books by Merrill Skolnik.

I highly recommend this book to the researchers in the area. It coveres a wide range of scenarios and lays out the fundamentals in depth.

This is an excellent book for those who have excellent people to talk to about non-trivial concepts...interestingly we had a teacher who would often make improvements to Van Trees work! (dont worry...i wont name you Dr.Stuller)