Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems Engineering Handbook

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Below we have listed the table of contents of the Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems Handbook.

0.0 Cover
1.0 ABBREVIATIONS and ACRONYMS

FUNDAMENTALS

2.1 Constants, Conversions, and Characters
2.2 Mathematical Notation
2.3 Frequency Spectrum
2.4 Decibel (dB)
2.5 Duty Cycle
2.6 Doppler Shift
2.7 Electronic Formulas
2.8 Missile and Electronic Equipment Designations
2.9 Radar Horizon / Line of Sight
2.10 Propagation Time / Resolution
2.11 Modulation
2.12 Transforms / Wavelets

ANTENNAS

3.1 Antenna Introduction / Basics
3.2 Polarization
3.3 Radiation Patterns
3.4 Frequency / Phase Effects of Antennas
3.5 Antenna Near Field
3.6 Radiation Hazards (Electromagnetic)
3.7 Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA)
3.8 Fractal Antennas

RADAR EQUATIONS

4.1 Field Intensity and Power Density
4.2 Power Density
4.3 One-Way Radar Equation / RF Propagation
4.4 Two-Way Radar Equation (Monostatic)
4.5 Alternate Two-way Radar Equation
4.6 Two-way Radar Equation (Bistatic)
4.7 Jamming to Signal (J/S) Ratio - Constant Power (Saturated) Jamming
4.8 Burn-Through / Crossover Range
4.9 Support Jamming
4.10 Jamming to Signal (J/S) Ratio - Constant Gain (Linear) Jamming
4.11 Radar Cross Section (RCS)
4.12 Emission Control (EMCON)
4.13 EW Jamming Techniques

RADAR AND RECEIVER CHARACTERISTICS & TEST

5.1 RF Atmospheric Absorption / Ducting
5.2 Receiver Sensitivity and Noise
5.3 Receiver Types and Characteristics
5.4 Radar Modes
5.5 General Radar Display Types
5.6 IFF - Identification - Friend or Foe
5.7 Receiver Tests
5.8 Signal Sorting and Direction Finding

MICROWAVE / RF COMPONENTS

6.1 Microwave Waveguides and Coaxial Cable
6.2 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) / Reflection Coefficient / Return Loss / Mismatch Loss
6.3 Microwave Coaxial Connectors
6.4 Power Dividers and Directional Couplers
6.5 Attenuators / Filters / DC Blocks
6.6 Terminations / Dummy Loads
6.7 Circulators and Diplexers
6.8 Mixers and Frequency Discriminators
6.9 Detectors
6.10 RF / Microwave Amplifiers
6.11 Signal Generation
6.12 Digital Processing Components
6.13 Microwave Measurements

ELECTRO-OPTICS AND IR

7.1 Electro-Optics and IR
7.2 Laser Safety

AIRCRAFT DYNAMICS CONSIDERATIONS

8.1 Free Fall / Aircraft Drag
8.2 Mach Number and Airspeed versus Altitude
8.3 Maneuverability
8.4 EMP / Aircraft Dimensions

DATA TRANSFER BUSSES

9.1 Data Busses
9.2 RS-232 Interface
9.3 RS-422 Balanced Voltage Interface
9.4 RS-485 Interface
9.5 IEEE-488 Interface Bus (HP-IB/GP-IB)
9.6 MIL-STD-1553 and 1773 Data Bus
9.7 Ethernet
9.8 Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol

10.0 GLOSSARY

Author : Unknown Editor