Ebook: Airborne Doppler Radar

The book begins with a basic discussion of the Doppler effect and its various applications, and how Doppler radar can be used for the stabilization and navigation of aircraft. A quasi-static approximation of the Doppler spectrum is presented along with illustrations and discussions to help the reader gain an intuitive understanding of the approximation and its limitations. A summary of the mathematical concepts required for development of an exact theory is then presented using the case of a narrow beam antenna. This is followed by the development of the exact theory for the general case, which is graphically illustrated and compared with the quasi-static approximation. General conditions for which the quasi-static approximation error would be excessive – specifically as applied to laser Doppler radars and low-flying aircraft – are presented.
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Content:
Front Matter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. Scientific View
2. Doppler Effect
3. Aircraft Doppler Stabilization and Navigation
4. Quasi-Static Approximation of the Doppler Spectrum
5. Précis of Waveform Analysis Techniques
6. Thin Antenna Pattern
7. General Antenna Pattern
8. Center Frequency and Bandwidth of the Doppler Spectrum
9. Computer Study of the Doppler Spectrum
10. Computer Program
Appendices
Index