Radar Systems Performance Modeling (Artech House Radar Library)

By G. Richard Curry

Book Overview

Radar's ever-expanding role in the modern world has spawned a demand for professionals well-versed in the latest system-level analysis and performance modeling techniques. This expanded second edition... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580530958
• ISBN13: 9781580530958
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Artech House Publishers
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 10.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

beef up your Excel spreadsheet with these radar functions

I love the disk that comes with the book. It adds user-defined radar library functions to your Excel spreadsheet. No more being in a crunch and having to figure out how to do a calculation. The number of funtions is quite large. The installation instructions are clear, and worked the first time. Once installed, they are as easy to use as any other Excel functions(sum, sin, etc). The equations are viewable and changeable, if you want to change from the 'read-only' protection on the Radar functions library file. I have not had any problems using the functions provided. The book gives background reading on a topic, explains the use of the function, inputs, and outputs, and gives examples. The book and accompanying disk are a nice combination.

An Excellent Reference for Radar System Analysts

First, let me say up front that I have worked with the author, so my opinion is necessarily biased. However, even if I had no association with Mr. Curry, I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to any radar system analyst. With a solid understanding of the topics presented, the reader should be able to systematically analyze the performance of any search, tracking, or MTI radar, even when faced with incomplete information regarding the specifics of the system. The VBA code is useful for making quick spreadsheet calculations, and also provides a valuable resource for validating the implementation of algorithms that are integrated in more elaborate radar system analysis codes. Particularly interesting to me were the chapters detailing performance against jammers and those covering modeling of volume search modes.The author has also developed a weeklong radar modeling course based on the book material that nicely complements the exposition in the text. I highly recommend the course, as it offers a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with a man whose experience & insight run deep.I would particularly recommend the book as a follow-up to Toomay's "Radar Principles for the Non-Specialist" for the reader who has developed a qualitative understanding of basic radar concepts and wants to perform quantitative, concrete analysis.