Introduction to Radar Systems

by Merrill I. Skolnik

Since the publication of the second edition of "Introduction to Radar Systems," there has been continual development of new radar capabilities and continual improvements to the technology and practice of radar. This growth has necessitated the addition and updating of the following topics for the third digital technology, automatic detection and tracking, doppler technology, airborne radar, and target recognition. The topic coverage is one of the great strengths of the text. In addition to a thorough revision of topics, and deletion of obsolete material, the author has added end-of-chapter problems to enhance the "teachability" of this classic book in the classroom, as well as for self-study for practicing engineers.

Genres: Reference, Science, Engineering, Textbooks

784 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1962

Reviews

[Brain · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read and still pretty applicable. There are more modern texts in the field, but few surpass its impact in the field. I would further recommend Principles of Modern Radar by Mark Richards or Modern Radar System Analysis by David K Barton as a more current and applicable text in the field.

I tend to rate 3 to 5 stars as I don’t bother with books that aren’t acceptable to the subject. 3 stars means it is a good book, but there are better treatments of the subject matter. 4 stars means the book is great and I use it regularly in projects/research. 5 stars is reserved for top 10-20% on a given shelf that abstracted a particularly difficult idea in an easy to understand manner (i.e. it blew my mind).

[Joe Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Each chapter is devoted to a specific aspect of radar design such as clutter, antennae, receivers, etc. The author presents some basic math but is not overly math intensive. The most surprising (and my favorite) thing about the book is that the author presents not only what works in radar design but also what has been tried and doesn't work.

[Nicola · Rating 3 out of 5]

This canonical text should be on the shelf of all radar engineers--as a reference. This is not an easy book to learn radar from. Grab one of Mahafza's books first, then go back to Skolnik for more detail.

[Harikumar · Rating 3 out of 5]

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