An Introduction to Passive Radar (Artech House Radar Library)

This bestselling book-now in its second edition-introduces the basic principles of passive radar technology and provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments and advances in this field. It shows you how passive radar works, how it differs from the active type, and helps you understand the benefits and drawbacks of this novel technology.

Beginning with the history of passive radar development, the book takes you through the principles of operation and the properties of different illuminators of opportunity. Special attention is devoted to signal and data processing fundamentals including correlation reception, direct signal cancelation, bistatic detection, target localization and tracking. Practical aspects are also discussed, and selected demonstrators and existing systems are reviewed.

The book gives you the knowledge you need to get a full understanding of this fascinating technology. You'll learn about the properties of transmissions that can be used as the basis of passive radar; understand the configurations and calculate the achievable performance of passive radar systems; know the signal processing techniques that are used to suppress direct signals and for detection and tracking; become familiar with the range and performance of passive radar systems that have been built and demonstrated worldwide; and get the foundational knowledge to appreciate the future possibilities and potential of passive radar.

All chapters have been fully revised and updated and are written in a clear and accessible style. New chapters have been added to cover advances in the technology that have already been built and demonstrated, including systems on moving platforms (aircraft and UAVs), as well as advances in types of transmission-notably single-frequency broadcast transmissions, and 5G-and in processing techniques.