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Pieces of the Action

by Vannevar Bush ...

An inside account of one of the most innovative R&D ecosystems of the 20th century, from the man who was at the center of it all.Over a 60-year career in public affairs, Vannevar Bush—engineer, inventor, educator, and public face of government-funded science—sought to eliminate roadblocks to innovation in science and technology. In Pieces of the Action, a collection of memoir-essays, he reflects ... Read more

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An inside account of one of the most innovative R&D ecosystems of the 20th century, from the man who was at the center of it all.Over a 60-year career in public affairs, Vannevar Bush—engineer, inventor, educator, and public face of government-funded science—sought to eliminate roadblocks to innovation in science and technology. In Pieces of the Action, a collection of memoir-essays, he reflects
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The History of Air Intercept Radar & the British Nightfighter 1935–1959

by Ian White ...

This detailed history of Air Intercept radar traces the development of this vital military technology with the Royal Air Force during WWII.In the years after World War I, the United Kingdom was desperate to develop some form of protection from an enemy air strike. As early as 1923, the British Army had devised "sound mirrors" that could detect aircraft up to twelve miles away. This technical ... Read more

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This detailed history of Air Intercept radar traces the development of this vital military technology with the Royal Air Force during WWII.In the years after World War I, the United Kingdom was desperate to develop some form of protection from an enemy air strike. As early as 1923, the British Army had devised "sound mirrors" that could detect aircraft up to twelve miles away. This technical
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Multi-Antenna Synthetic Aperture Radar

by Wen-Qin Wang ...

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a well-known remote sensing technique, but conventional single-antenna SAR is inherently limited by the minimum antenna area constraint. Although there are still technical issues to overcome, multi-antenna SAR offers many benefits, from improved system gain to increased degrees-of-freedom and system flexibility. Multi-Antenna Synthetic Aperture Radar explores the ... Read more

$120.99 USD

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a well-known remote sensing technique, but conventional single-antenna SAR is inherently limited by the minimum antenna area constraint. Although there are still technical issues to overcome, multi-antenna SAR offers many benefits, from improved system gain to increased degrees-of-freedom and system flexibility. Multi-Antenna Synthetic Aperture Radar explores the
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Signal and Image Processing in Navigational Systems

by Vyacheslav Tuzlukov ...

Series series Electrical Engineering & Applied Signal Processing Series
Classical and modern theories have given us a degree of noise immunity by defining the sufficient statistic of the mean of the likelihood function. The generalized theory moves beyond these limitations to determine the jointly sufficient statistics of the mean and variance of the likelihood function. Signal and Image Processing in Navigational Systems introduces us to the generalized approach, and ... Read more

$415.99 USD

Classical and modern theories have given us a degree of noise immunity by defining the sufficient statistic of the mean of the likelihood function. The generalized theory moves beyond these limitations to determine the jointly sufficient statistics of the mean and variance of the likelihood function. Signal and Image Processing in Navigational Systems introduces us to the generalized approach, and
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Radio Propagation and Remote Sensing of the Environment

by N.A. Armand, V.M. Polyakov ...

This book describes the processes of radio propagation and analyzes the equations that enable estimation of media. It explores propagation processes and related phenomena including absorption, refraction, reflection, and scattering. It also analyzes how knowledge of radiowave properties allows accurate estimations of media via inverse problems. ... Read more

$72.99 USD

This book describes the processes of radio propagation and analyzes the equations that enable estimation of media. It explores propagation processes and related phenomena including absorption, refraction, reflection, and scattering. It also analyzes how knowledge of radiowave properties allows accurate estimations of media via inverse problems.
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A Summer Bright and Terrible

Winston Churchill, Lord Dowding, Radar, and the Impossible Triumph of the Battle of Britain

by David E. Fisher ...

Lord Hugh Dowding, Air Chief Marshall of the Royal Air Force, Head of Fighter Command, First Baron of Bentley Priory, lived in the grip of unseen spirits. In thrall of the supernatural, he talked to the ghosts of his dead pilots, proclaimed that Hitler was defeated only by the personal intervention of God, and believed in the existence of faeries. How could it be that such a man should be put in ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Lord Hugh Dowding, Air Chief Marshall of the Royal Air Force, Head of Fighter Command, First Baron of Bentley Priory, lived in the grip of unseen spirits. In thrall of the supernatural, he talked to the ghosts of his dead pilots, proclaimed that Hitler was defeated only by the personal intervention of God, and believed in the existence of faeries. How could it be that such a man should be put in
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Antennas

From Theory to Practice

by Yi Huang ...

Antennas From Theory to PracticeComprehensive coverage of the fundamentals and latest developments in antennas and antenna designIn the newly revised Second Edition of Antennas: From Theory to Practice, renowned researcher, engineer, and author Professor Yi Huang delivers comprehensive and timely coverage of issues in modern antenna design and theory. Practical and accessible, the book is written ... Read more

$106.00 USD

Antennas From Theory to PracticeComprehensive coverage of the fundamentals and latest developments in antennas and antenna designIn the newly revised Second Edition of Antennas: From Theory to Practice, renowned researcher, engineer, and author Professor Yi Huang delivers comprehensive and timely coverage of issues in modern antenna design and theory. Practical and accessible, the book is written
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Optimization of Multilayered Radar Absorbing Structures (RAS) using Nature Inspired Algorithm

by Vineetha Joy, Vishal G. Padwal, Hema Singh, Raveendranath U. Nair ...

Stealth technology is a crucial pre-requisite in the combat zone, where swiftness, surprise and initiative are the decisive elements for survivability. The supreme goal here is to reduce the visibility of military vehicles by shaping, application of radar absorbing materials, passive cancellation, active cancellation etc. With respect to multilayered radar absorbing structures (RAS), this book ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Stealth technology is a crucial pre-requisite in the combat zone, where swiftness, surprise and initiative are the decisive elements for survivability. The supreme goal here is to reduce the visibility of military vehicles by shaping, application of radar absorbing materials, passive cancellation, active cancellation etc. With respect to multilayered radar absorbing structures (RAS), this book
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Radar's Role in Defeating the Nazis

From Dunkirk to Dieppe and D-Day: The Silent Weapon That Defeated Hitler

by Basil Samuels, Jack Nissenthall ...

Jack Nissenthall helped redefine radar warfare, revealing how secrecy, ingenuity, and planning forged Allied breakthroughs.There was a silent battle fought between the Allies and the Third Reich during the Second World War – the war of the airwaves. As a radar expert, Jack Nissenthall was at the very heart of the development of radar detection and jamming.From as early as 1936, Jack was involved ... Read more

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Jack Nissenthall helped redefine radar warfare, revealing how secrecy, ingenuity, and planning forged Allied breakthroughs.There was a silent battle fought between the Allies and the Third Reich during the Second World War – the war of the airwaves. As a radar expert, Jack Nissenthall was at the very heart of the development of radar detection and jamming.From as early as 1936, Jack was involved
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Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Remote Sensing

Techniques and Applications

Edited by Shashi Kumar, Paul Siqueira, Himanshu Govil, Shefali Agrawal ...

This book provides basic and advanced concepts of synthetic aperture radar (SAR), PolSAR, InSAR, PolInSAR, and all necessary information about various applications and analysis of data of multiple sensors. It includes information on SAR remote sensing, data processing, and separate applications of SAR technology, compiled in one place. It will help readers to use active microwave imaging sensor ... Read more

$91.99 USD

This book provides basic and advanced concepts of synthetic aperture radar (SAR), PolSAR, InSAR, PolInSAR, and all necessary information about various applications and analysis of data of multiple sensors. It includes information on SAR remote sensing, data processing, and separate applications of SAR technology, compiled in one place. It will help readers to use active microwave imaging sensor
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Propagation Handbook for Wireless Communication System Design

by Robert K. Crane ...

Series series Electrical Engineering & Applied Signal Processing Series
Data and models for better systems design Atmospheric gases, building materials, the weather � The propagation of wireless communications signals depends upon a whole range of factors, any or all of which can have a significant impact on the quality of a signal. Data generated by careful measurement of signals propagating under various envir ... Read more

$325.00 USD

Data and models for better systems design Atmospheric gases, building materials, the weather � The propagation of wireless communications signals depends upon a whole range of factors, any or all of which can have a significant impact on the quality of a signal. Data generated by careful measurement of signals propagating under various envir
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Polarisation: Applications in Remote Sensing

by Shane Cloude ...

This book combines, for the first time, the topics of radar polarimetry and interferometry. This combination was first developed in 1997 and has since become a major topic in radar sciences and their applications, in particular to space sciences. In its simplest form it concerns the study of interferograms formed by combining waves with different polarisations and their exploitation to infer ... Read more

$63.89 USD

This book combines, for the first time, the topics of radar polarimetry and interferometry. This combination was first developed in 1997 and has since become a major topic in radar sciences and their applications, in particular to space sciences. In its simplest form it concerns the study of interferograms formed by combining waves with different polarisations and their exploitation to infer
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Ground Penetrating Radar

From Theoretical Endeavors to Computational Electromagnetics, Signal Processing, Antenna Design and Field Applications

Edited by Mohammed Serhir, Dominique Lesselier ...

This book offers an overview of modern advances in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for the reader hoping to understand comprehensive electromagnetic culture, combining instrumental development of radar, signal processing, imaging, and calibration/correction of measured data.GPR has a multi-disciplinary character that can bring together a diverse and broad community. Of concern are the design and ... Read more

$136.00 USD

This book offers an overview of modern advances in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for the reader hoping to understand comprehensive electromagnetic culture, combining instrumental development of radar, signal processing, imaging, and calibration/correction of measured data.GPR has a multi-disciplinary character that can bring together a diverse and broad community. Of concern are the design and
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Linear Induction Accelerators for High-Power Microwave Devices

by Igor Vintizenko ...

Linear induction accelerators are successfully used as power supplies for numerous devices of relativistic high-frequency electronics. This book addresses ways to solve physical and engineering problems arising in the calculation, design, modeling and operation of linear induction accelerators intended for supplying relativistic microwave devices. It reviews and analyzes both classic and recent ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Linear induction accelerators are successfully used as power supplies for numerous devices of relativistic high-frequency electronics. This book addresses ways to solve physical and engineering problems arising in the calculation, design, modeling and operation of linear induction accelerators intended for supplying relativistic microwave devices. It reviews and analyzes both classic and recent
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SAR Image Interpretation for Various Land Covers

A Practical Guide

by Elizabeth Simms ...

This full color book is a comprehensive visual reference for the interpretation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images with examples of how technological specifications may affect interpretation solutions. It contains a summary review of image acquisition parameters of consequence on the visual representation of objects, introduces traditional interpretation keys under different light and ... Read more

$56.99 USD

This full color book is a comprehensive visual reference for the interpretation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images with examples of how technological specifications may affect interpretation solutions. It contains a summary review of image acquisition parameters of consequence on the visual representation of objects, introduces traditional interpretation keys under different light and
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Electromagnetic Wave Scattering by Aerial and Ground Radar Objects

Edited by Oleg I. Sukharevsky ...

Electromagnetic Wave Scattering by Aerial and Ground Radar Objects presents the theory, original calculation methods, and computational results of the scattering characteristics of different aerial and ground radar objects. This must-have book provides essential background for computing electromagnetic wave scattering in the presence of different kinds of irregularities, as well asSummarizes ... Read more

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Electromagnetic Wave Scattering by Aerial and Ground Radar Objects presents the theory, original calculation methods, and computational results of the scattering characteristics of different aerial and ground radar objects. This must-have book provides essential background for computing electromagnetic wave scattering in the presence of different kinds of irregularities, as well asSummarizes
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Papa Stromi's ELEKTROLEX - Technical reference book

Volume 1 - Electrical Engineering Foreign Terms Madness EN/DE

by Steffen Schmidt/ Papa Stromi ...

ELEKTROLEX – Volume 1 focuses on electrical engineering foreign terms and technical terminology in the German–English and English–German context. The book concentrates on technical language as it is used in datasheets, standards, schematics, and professional documentation. This book is a compact bilingual reference for electrical engineering terminology. It collects, explains, and translates ... Read more

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ELEKTROLEX – Volume 1 focuses on electrical engineering foreign terms and technical terminology in the German–English and English–German context. The book concentrates on technical language as it is used in datasheets, standards, schematics, and professional documentation. This book is a compact bilingual reference for electrical engineering terminology. It collects, explains, and translates
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Introduction to Multidimensional Nonstationary Radar Signal Analysis Using Fourier Transforms

by Karol Abratkiewicz ...

This book bridges the gap between theoretical signal processing and practical radar applications. It presents cutting-edge Fourier-based methods for analyzing, decomposing, and extracting information from complex radar signals that change over time and space.Introduction to Multidimensional Nonstationary Radar Signal Analysis Using Fourier Transforms provides the first comprehensive treatment of ... Read more

$77.99 USD

This book bridges the gap between theoretical signal processing and practical radar applications. It presents cutting-edge Fourier-based methods for analyzing, decomposing, and extracting information from complex radar signals that change over time and space.Introduction to Multidimensional Nonstationary Radar Signal Analysis Using Fourier Transforms provides the first comprehensive treatment of
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Low-Angle Radar Land Clutter

by J. Barrie Billingsley ...

A necessary reference for all radar engineers or analysts including many levels of managers, advisors and decision makers in the U.S. and worldwide radar industry. Directly useful in both military (DOD) and civilian (FAA) applications. The result of 20 years of research at MIT Lincoln Lab, this book is of the most significant tehcnological consequence for the industry. It actually solves the ... Read more

$242.99 USD

A necessary reference for all radar engineers or analysts including many levels of managers, advisors and decision makers in the U.S. and worldwide radar industry. Directly useful in both military (DOD) and civilian (FAA) applications. The result of 20 years of research at MIT Lincoln Lab, this book is of the most significant tehcnological consequence for the industry. It actually solves the
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Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering

by Warren J. Boord, John B. Hoffman ...

Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering fills a need for those seeking insight into the design procedures of the air and missile defense system engineering process. Specifically aimed at policy planners, engineers, researchers, and consultants, it presents a balanced approach to negating a target in both natural and electronic attack environmen ... Read more

$224.99 USD

Air and Missile Defense Systems Engineering fills a need for those seeking insight into the design procedures of the air and missile defense system engineering process. Specifically aimed at policy planners, engineers, researchers, and consultants, it presents a balanced approach to negating a target in both natural and electronic attack environmen
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Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing

by Iain H. Woodhouse ...

Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing offers an extensive overview of this versatile and extremely precise technology for technically oriented undergraduates and graduate students.This textbook emphasizes an important shift in conceptualization and directs it toward students with prior knowledge of optical remote sensing: the author dispels any linkage between microwave and optical remote ... Read more

$176.99 USD

Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing offers an extensive overview of this versatile and extremely precise technology for technically oriented undergraduates and graduate students.This textbook emphasizes an important shift in conceptualization and directs it toward students with prior knowledge of optical remote sensing: the author dispels any linkage between microwave and optical remote
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Fundamentals of Multisite Radar Systems

Multistatic Radars and Multistatic Radar Systems

by V S Chernyak ...

This is an original and comprehensive monograph on the increasingly important field of Multistatic Radar Systems. The material covered includes target detection, coordinate and trajectory parameter estimation, optimum and suboptimum detectors and external interferences. The practical problems faced by those working with radar systems are considered - most algorithms are presented in a form ... Read more

$345.99 USD

This is an original and comprehensive monograph on the increasingly important field of Multistatic Radar Systems. The material covered includes target detection, coordinate and trajectory parameter estimation, optimum and suboptimum detectors and external interferences. The practical problems faced by those working with radar systems are considered - most algorithms are presented in a form
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Handbook of Radar Signal Analysis

Edited by Bassem R. Mahafza, Scott C. Winton, Atef Z. Elsherbeni ...

Series series Advances in Applied Mathematics
This new handbook on radar signal analysis adopts a deliberate and systematic approach. It uses a clear and consistent level of delivery while maintaining strong and easy-to-follow mathematical details. The emphasis of this book is on radar signal types and their relevant signal processing and not on radar systems hardware or components.This handbook serves as a valuable reference to a wide range ... Read more

$280.99 USD

This new handbook on radar signal analysis adopts a deliberate and systematic approach. It uses a clear and consistent level of delivery while maintaining strong and easy-to-follow mathematical details. The emphasis of this book is on radar signal types and their relevant signal processing and not on radar systems hardware or components.This handbook serves as a valuable reference to a wide range
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Microwave Devices and Circuits for Advanced Wireless Communication

Design and Analysis

Edited by Dilip Kumar Choudhary, Naveen Mishra, Indrasen Singh, Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, Ghanshyam Singh ...

Series series Materials, Devices, and Circuits
This book offers a comprehensive overview of design and analysis of microwave devices and circuits for 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. It focuses on modern microwave antennas, filters, metamaterials, and MIMO systems. It includes a design approach based on Artificial Intelligence and the practical use of microwave devices and circuits in commercial, medical, and military applications ... Read more

$77.99 USD

This book offers a comprehensive overview of design and analysis of microwave devices and circuits for 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. It focuses on modern microwave antennas, filters, metamaterials, and MIMO systems. It includes a design approach based on Artificial Intelligence and the practical use of microwave devices and circuits in commercial, medical, and military applications
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