Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB (Advances in Applied Mathematics)
Developed from the author’s graduate-level courses, the first edition of this book filled the need for a comprehensive, self-contained, and hands-on treatment of radar systems analysis and design. It quickly became a bestseller and was widely adopted by many professors. The second edition built on this successful format by rearranging and updating topics and code.
Reorganized, expanded, and updated, Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB®, Third Edition continues to help graduate students and engineers understand the many issues involved in radar systems design and analysis. Each chapter includes the mathematical and analytical coverage necessary for obtaining a solid understanding of radar theory. Additionally, MATLAB functions/programs in each chapter further enhance comprehension of the theory and provide a source for establishing radar system design requirements.
Incorporating feedback from professors and practicing engineers, the third edition of this bestselling text reflects the state of the art in the field and restructures the material to be more convenient for course use. It includes several new topics and many new end-of-chapter problems. This edition also takes advantage of the new features in the latest version of MATLAB. Updated MATLAB code is available for download on the book’s CRC Press web page.
Why Read This Book
You should read this book if you want a hands-on, graduate-level guide that ties radar system theory to practical MATLAB implementations so you can design and evaluate real radar subsystems. It balances analytical derivations with working code and worked examples to help you move from theory to simulated design quickly.
Who Will Benefit
Graduate students, radar engineers, and signal-processing practitioners who design or analyze radar systems and want MATLAB-based examples and performance prediction tools.
Level: Advanced — Prerequisites: Signals and systems, basic probability/statistics, electromagnetics or antenna basics, and working familiarity with MATLAB.
Key Takeaways
- Apply the radar range equation and link-budget analysis to predict system detection performance.
- Derive and implement matched filters and pulse-compression techniques for range resolution improvement.
- Design and analyze Doppler processing and MTI filters to detect moving targets amid clutter.
- Implement and evaluate CFAR detectors and understand false-alarm versus detection trade-offs.
- Model clutter and interference and assess their impact on radar detection and estimation.
- Use MATLAB to simulate radar waveforms, array beamforming, and basic system-level case studies.
Topics Covered
- Introduction to Radar Systems and MATLAB Examples
- Radar Range Equation and System Performance
- Signal Processing Fundamentals for Radar (Matched Filter, Ambiguity)
- Pulse Compression and Waveform Design
- Doppler Processing, MTI and Moving Target Detection
- Detection Theory and CFAR Techniques
- Clutter Modeling and Jamming/Interference Effects
- Antenna Patterns, Arrays and Beamforming
- Phased-Array Radar Concepts and Scanning
- Radar Cross Section and Propagation Effects
- Estimation and Resolution (Range, Doppler, Angle)
- System Design Examples and MATLAB Case Studies
Languages, Platforms & Tools
How It Compares
More MATLAB- and design-focused than Skolnik's Introduction to Radar Systems and closer in DSP emphasis to Mark Richards' Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing, but Mahafza provides more worked MATLAB examples and system-design case studies.
