Radar: from Hertz to the 21st century

Author

Skolnik, Merrill

Author_Institution

Radar Div., US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

6-10 June 1988

Abstract

Summary form only given. A review is presented of the major radar applications and the technologies that led to these applications. The significance of radar for civil air-traffic control and military air defense is emphasized. Also discussed is the direction indicated for high-power radar transmitters, large antennas, waveform design, signal processing, data processing, and sensor integration. Mention is made of the basic information available from the radar echo signal and its utility for remote sensing and target recognition, the potential for wide-area surveillance from space, and the capabilities and applications of radar operating outside the usual microwave frequency band.<>

Keywords

history; radar applications; radar systems; Hertz; civil air-traffic control; data processing; high-power radar transmitters; large antennas; military air defense; radar applications; radar echo signal; remote sensing; sensor integration; signal processing; target recognition; waveform design; wide-area surveillance; Directive antennas; Process design; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar remote sensing; Radar signal processing; Signal design; Spaceborne radar; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1988. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Syracuse, NY, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1988.94237

Filename

94237