Principles of Modern Radar - Volume 2 1891121537

Editors and ContributorsVolume EditorsDr. William MelvinVolume editor-in-chief and multiple chapter authorWilliam Melvin is Director of the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory at theGeorgia Tech Research Institute and an Adjunct Professor in Georgia Tech’s Electrical andComputer Engineering Department. His research interests include systems engineering, advancedsignal processing and exploitation, and high-fidelity modeling and simulation. He has authoredover 160 publications in his areas of expertise and holds three patents on adaptive radar technology.Among his distinctions, Dr. Melvin is a Fellow of the IEEE, with the follow citation: “Forcontributions to adaptive signal processing methods in radar systems.” He received the Ph.D.,M.S., and B.S. (with High Honors) degrees in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University.Mr. James A. ScheerAssociate volume editor and Chapter 1 – Overview: Advanced Techniques in Modern RadarJim Scheer has 40 years of hands-on experience in the design, development, and analysis ofradar systems. He currently consults and works part time for GTRI and teaches radar-relatedshort courses. He began his career with the General Electric Company (now Lockheed MartinCorporation), working on the F-111 attack radar system. In 1975 he moved to GTRI, where heworked on radar system applied research until his retirement in 2004. Mr. Scheer is an IEEE LifeFellow and holds a BSEE degree from Clarkson University and the MSEE degree from SyracuseUniversity.xxChapter ContributorsMr. David AalfsChapter 9 – Adaptive Digital BeamformingDavid Aalfs is a Principal Research Engineer and Head of the Advanced Techniques Branchwithin the Air and Missile Defense Division of GTRI. He has over 15 years of experience in digitalbeamforming and adaptive signal processing for sensor arrays. He is director of Georgia Tech’sAdaptive Array Radar Processing short course and a feature lecturer in several other Georgia Techshort courses including “Principles of Modern Radar” and “Phased Array Antennas & AdaptiveTechniques.”Mr. Mike BadenChapter 2 – Advanced Pulse Compression Waveform Modulations and TechniquesMike Baden has 30 years of experience in radar system modeling and analysis. His principal areasof focus include radar waveforms, automatic target recognition, and battlefield obscurants. Recentresearch has included target modeling for ballistic missile defense, and multipath exploitation.He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers and reports, and lectures in several GTRI shortcourses.