Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB [Hardcover]

Bassem R. Mahafza (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1584881828 | ISBN-13: 978-1584881827 | Publication Date: June 2, 2000 | Edition: 1

Imagine the ideal radar book. What criteria define it?

Provides a detailed useful reference for working engineers and can serve as an advanced graduate textbook

Stands on its own as a complete presentation of the subject

Includes examples and exercise problems

Helps readers move beyond the theory into the real world of radar design and analysis

Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB does all this and more. Based on the philosophy that radar systems should not be difficult to understand or complicated to analyze and design, it focuses on radar fundamentals, principles, and rigorous but easy-to-follow derivations. Each chapter provides all the necessary mathematical and analytical coverage needed for understanding radar theory.

Among this book's most outstanding features is the integration of Matlab 5.0 functions and programs within each chapter to further enhance understanding of the theory and provide a source for establishing radar system design requirements. All of these functions and programs can be downloaded from the CRC Web site - saving users more than $1,000 in acquiring similar software.

All of this plus nearly 1,300 equations, almost 300 illustrations, more than 200 examples and end-of-chapter problems, and six appendices means that Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB meets all the criteria. Your search for the ideal resource for radar engineering is over.

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About the Author

Mahafza; Bassem R. Decibel Research, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, USA,

Product Details

• Hardcover: 552 pages
• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC; 1 edition (June 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584881828
• ISBN-13: 978-1584881827
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,868,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful radar analysis tool, July 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB (Hardcover)

What makes this an especially useful book, is the coupling with the MATLAB routines, which are downloaded from the publisher's website. Once on your PC, you can edit them, put your own code into them, integrate them with your other routines, or use them stand-alone. Surprisingly, the download worked exactly as stated in the book, the very first time, without any problems. You are good to go, instantly. The book tells you how to use the downloaded routines, and gives background information on the topic. You can also reproduce the figures in the book, with the routines provided. This is especially useful if you like the graph, but need to adjust it (i.e. edit the routine)to cover your particular problem. If you don't have access to MATLAB, you might like the Richard Curry book "Radar System Performance Modeling", which has radar functions that plug into your Excel spreadsheet as add-in user-defined functions. I have both, and use both, for different applications.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE FOR ALL RADAR ENGINEERS, October 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB (Hardcover)

I love this book. It is comprehensive and it presents the material so that any one can make sense out of it. This is a Must Have kind of book. The MATLAB code makes it even more usefull for people like me working in the field. You can download all these programs form the publisher's web site. Have you ever wondered how to re-produce any plot or figure in any other radar book? Well, wonder no more, the code provided with this book allows you to do so, plus you can use it to generate your own outputs that match your needs and requirements.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book Written on the Subject, August 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB (Hardcover)

This is the best book written on Radar Analysis and Design. What realy makes this book special is that it presents the subject in an easy to follow way. Additionally, the MATLAB routines provided with this book makes it really unique and very useful. Add to all that the end of chapter problems and you have the an execllent reference. I give it five stars all the way.