Handbook of Computer Simulation in Radio Engineering, Communications and Radar Book

About The Authors. Acknowledgements. Preface. Part 1: The Mathematical Modeling in Radio Engineering. Deterministic Modeling - Basic Definitions. Mathematical Description of the Signals. Mathematical Description of Noise. Mathematical Description of Signal Processing. Stochastic Modeling: Statistical Synthesis of Random Functions - Random Events and Variables. Random Processes. Random Fields. Estimation of Random Function Parameters. The Random Processes and RF Circuits. Methods of Modeling - Method of Carrier Frequency. Method of Complex Envelope. Method of Statistical Equivalents. Mathematical Description of Circuit Components. References. Selected Bibliography. Part 2: Radar System Simulation. Radar Cross Section - Effective RCS. RCS Fluctuation. RCS of a Target for a Bistatic Radar. RCS of Aircraft and Ships. RCS of Antennas. RCS of Birds and Insects. RCS of Simple Shapes. Antennas and Propagation - Antenna Patterns and Gain. Phased-Array Patterns and Gain. Pattern-Propagation Factor. Waveforms and Signal Processing - Pulsed Waveform Generation. Digital Pulse Compression. Frequency-Selective Filtering. Detection and Integration - Probability of Detection and False Alarm. Detectability Factor. Minimum Detectable Signal. M-out-of-N Integration. Losses - Atmospheric (attenuation) Loss. Beamshape Loss. CFAR Loss. Fluctuation Loss. Integration Loss. MTI Processing Loss. Propagation Loss. Quantization Loss. Straddling Losses. Pulse Compression Weighting Loss. Clutter Distribution Loss. Maximum Detection Range (MDR) - MDR for a Generic Pulsed Radar. MDR for a Generic Pulsed Radar in Clutter Environment. MDR for a Generic Pulsed Radar, in Jamming Environment. MDR for an Altimeter. MDR for a Bistatic Radar. MDR for a Laser Radar. MDR for a Meteorological Radar. MDR for a Search Radar. System Operating Range for a Secondary Radar. MDR for a Synthetic -Aperture Radar. MDR for a Tracking Radar. Measurement Errors - Angle Measurement Error. Range Measurement Error. Velocity Measurement Error. Propagation Errors. Platform-Dependent Errors. Noise and Interference Immunity - Noise and Interference Simulation. Receiving Noise Figure. Signal-to-Interference Ratio. System Noise Temperature. MTI, Limitations to Performance. Subclutter Visibility. Appendices. About the Author. Index.