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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
... Read more
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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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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A Holdig pislákoló fény

by Ilonka Mária ...

Magyar kutatók a második világháború után Hold-radar kísérletet végeztek Bay Zoltán professzor vezetésével. A könyv a Tungsram nevű magyar vállalat történetét foglalja össze. ... Read more

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Magyar kutatók a második világháború után Hold-radar kísérletet végeztek Bay Zoltán professzor vezetésével. A könyv a Tungsram nevű magyar vállalat történetét foglalja össze.
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Beamforming: Sensor Signal Processing For Defence Applications

by Athanassios Manikas ...

Series Book 5 - Communications And Signal Processing
Beamforming: Sensor Signal Processing for Defence Applications presents a range of important research contributions concerned with sensor array signal processing and, in particular, with the superresolution beamformers fundamental to many civilian and defence applications. Both space and space-time (STAP) beamforming algorithms and their application to radar systems are considered with emphasis ... Read more

$43.99 USD

Beamforming: Sensor Signal Processing for Defence Applications presents a range of important research contributions concerned with sensor array signal processing and, in particular, with the superresolution beamformers fundamental to many civilian and defence applications. Both space and space-time (STAP) beamforming algorithms and their application to radar systems are considered with emphasis
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Target Tracking by Airborne Radar Systems

Airborne Radar Systems and Single Target Tracking

by Vyacheslav Tuzlukov ...

Automated target tracking is a necessary function of airborne radar and radio control systems. At the present time, there is no classified approach to design and construct principles, functioning features, methods, algorithms, and procedures of synthesis and analysis of airborne radar target tracking systems by the range, velocity, and azimuth, satisfying all long‑term requirements. The first ... Read more

$244.99 USD

Automated target tracking is a necessary function of airborne radar and radio control systems. At the present time, there is no classified approach to design and construct principles, functioning features, methods, algorithms, and procedures of synthesis and analysis of airborne radar target tracking systems by the range, velocity, and azimuth, satisfying all long‑term requirements. The first
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Methods and Techniques in Deep Learning

Advancements in mmWave Radar Solutions

by Avik Santra, Souvik Hazra, Lorenzo Servadei, Thomas Stadelmayer, Michael Stephan, Anand Dubey ...

Methods and Techniques in Deep LearningIntroduces multiple state-of-the-art deep learning architectures for mmWave radar in a variety of advanced applicationsMethods and Techniques in Deep Learning: Advancements in mmWave Radar Solutions provides a timely and authoritative overview of the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based processing for various mmWave radar applications. Focusing on ... Read more

$124.00 USD

Methods and Techniques in Deep LearningIntroduces multiple state-of-the-art deep learning architectures for mmWave radar in a variety of advanced applicationsMethods and Techniques in Deep Learning: Advancements in mmWave Radar Solutions provides a timely and authoritative overview of the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based processing for various mmWave radar applications. Focusing on
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Die Breitband-Fernkabel der Deutschen Reichspost Band II

Band II, das Fk503 Berlin - Tremmen - Hamburg

by Jürgen Bauch ...

Series Book 2 - Die Breitband-Fernkabel der Deutschen Reichspost
In diesem Buch, Die Breitband Fernkabel des Deutschen Reiches 1930-1945-2020, Band II das Fk503 ,3.Auflage wurden neue Erkenntnisse aus Kabelfunden und Hinweisen von Zeitzeugen eingearbeitet. Weiterhin wurden einige Bilder überarbeitet bzw. entfernt. Das Buch entstand nach über 14- jähriger Recherche in vielen Archiven und an Originalplätzen des ehemaligen Breitband Fernkabels Fk503 Berlin - ... Read more

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In diesem Buch, Die Breitband Fernkabel des Deutschen Reiches 1930-1945-2020, Band II das Fk503 ,3.Auflage wurden neue Erkenntnisse aus Kabelfunden und Hinweisen von Zeitzeugen eingearbeitet. Weiterhin wurden einige Bilder überarbeitet bzw. entfernt. Das Buch entstand nach über 14- jähriger Recherche in vielen Archiven und an Originalplätzen des ehemaligen Breitband Fernkabels Fk503 Berlin -
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Compressive Sensing for Urban Radar

Edited by Moeness Amin ...

With the emergence of compressive sensing and sparse signal reconstruction, approaches to urban radar have shifted toward relaxed constraints on signal sampling schemes in time and space, and to effectively address logistic difficulties in data acquisition. Traditionally, these challenges have hindered high resolution imaging by restricting both bandwidth and aperture, and by imposing uniformity ... Read more

$120.99 USD

With the emergence of compressive sensing and sparse signal reconstruction, approaches to urban radar have shifted toward relaxed constraints on signal sampling schemes in time and space, and to effectively address logistic difficulties in data acquisition. Traditionally, these challenges have hindered high resolution imaging by restricting both bandwidth and aperture, and by imposing uniformity
... Read more
Ultrawideband Radar

Applications and Design

Edited by James D. Taylor ...

Providing a practical review of the latest technology in the field,Ultrawideband Radar Applications and Design presents cutting-edge advances in theory, design, and practical applications of ultrawideband (UWB) radar. This book features contributions from an international team of experts to help readers learn about a wide range of UWB topics, including:History of the technologyAmerican and ... Read more

$280.00 USD

Providing a practical review of the latest technology in the field,Ultrawideband Radar Applications and Design presents cutting-edge advances in theory, design, and practical applications of ultrawideband (UWB) radar. This book features contributions from an international team of experts to help readers learn about a wide range of UWB topics, including:History of the technologyAmerican and
... Read more
How To Install Kodi On Fire Tv

A detailed Kodi installation Guide with Screenshots

by Chaz Florry ...

Having trouble installing kodi on your Fire TV?I have created this detailed step by step guide that takes you through every step With screenshots.Don't waste any more tome tying to figure it out on your own.This tutorial will help you: -Download the latest version of kodi on your Fire TV.Install Using the detailed step By step Process.Install your first channels on kodi.I have provide... ... Read more

$1.22 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Having trouble installing kodi on your Fire TV?I have created this detailed step by step guide that takes you through every step With screenshots.Don't waste any more tome tying to figure it out on your own.This tutorial will help you: -Download the latest version of kodi on your Fire TV.Install Using the detailed step By step Process.Install your first channels on kodi.I have provide...
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Signal Processing Algorithms for Communication and Radar Systems

by Kung Yao ...

Based on time-tested course material, this authoritative text examines the key topics, advanced mathematical concepts, and novel analytical tools needed to understand modern communication and radar systems. It covers computational linear algebra theory, VLSI systolic algorithms and designs, practical aspects of chaos theory, and applications in beamforming and array processing, and uses a variety ... Read more

$106.99 USD

Based on time-tested course material, this authoritative text examines the key topics, advanced mathematical concepts, and novel analytical tools needed to understand modern communication and radar systems. It covers computational linear algebra theory, VLSI systolic algorithms and designs, practical aspects of chaos theory, and applications in beamforming and array processing, and uses a variety
... Read more
Moon-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar

A Signal Processing Prospect

by Zhen Xu, Kun-Shan Chen ...

Series series SAR Remote Sensing
Lunar explorations have received increasing attention in recent years with tremendous application values, including using the Moon as a remote sensing platform for Earth observation. As an active sensor, the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) can detect changes in the atmosphere, terrain, and ocean. Moon-based SAR, complementary to the spaceborne SAR systems, expands our capabilities of watching and ... Read more

$84.99 USD

Lunar explorations have received increasing attention in recent years with tremendous application values, including using the Moon as a remote sensing platform for Earth observation. As an active sensor, the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) can detect changes in the atmosphere, terrain, and ocean. Moon-based SAR, complementary to the spaceborne SAR systems, expands our capabilities of watching and
... Read more
The RF Transmission Systems Handbook

Edited by Jerry C. Whitaker ...

Series series Electronics Handbook Series
Although it is one of the oldest sectors of electronics and now somewhat taken for granted, radio frequency transmission literally changed our world. Today, it is still the backbone of myriad applications, from broadcasting to electronic counter-measures. The wide variety of hardware in use means that those working in the field must be familiar with a multitude of principles and applications, but ... Read more

$385.99 USD

Although it is one of the oldest sectors of electronics and now somewhat taken for granted, radio frequency transmission literally changed our world. Today, it is still the backbone of myriad applications, from broadcasting to electronic counter-measures. The wide variety of hardware in use means that those working in the field must be familiar with a multitude of principles and applications, but
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Relativistic Magnetrons

by Igor Vintizenko ...

The first experiments with relativistic magnetrons (PM), resulted in notable results, in the USA – Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the USSR - Institute of Applied Physics. Academy of Sciences of the USSR (Gorky), and the Nuclear Physics Research Institute at the Tomsk State University, hundreds of megawatts to several gigawatts with an efficiency of 10-30% were obtained. Relativistic ... Read more

$70.99 USD

The first experiments with relativistic magnetrons (PM), resulted in notable results, in the USA – Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the USSR - Institute of Applied Physics. Academy of Sciences of the USSR (Gorky), and the Nuclear Physics Research Institute at the Tomsk State University, hundreds of megawatts to several gigawatts with an efficiency of 10-30% were obtained. Relativistic
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Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing, Second Edition

by Mark A. Richards ...

The most complete, current guide to the signal processing techniques essential to advanced radar systemsFully updated and expanded, Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing, Second Edition, offers comprehensive coverage of the basic digital signal processing techniques and technologies on which virtually all modern radar systems rely, including target and interference models, matched filtering, ... Read more

$62.99 USD

The most complete, current guide to the signal processing techniques essential to advanced radar systemsFully updated and expanded, Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing, Second Edition, offers comprehensive coverage of the basic digital signal processing techniques and technologies on which virtually all modern radar systems rely, including target and interference models, matched filtering,
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Imaging Radar Polarimetric Rotation Domain Interpretation

Theory and Applications

by Si-Wei Chen ...

Series series SAR Remote Sensing
Polarimetric rotation domain interpretation is an innovation in radar image processing and understanding. Orientation rotation is a basic operator well known in the classic polarimetry theory, and significant advancement has been made in recent years. This book presents new and advanced concepts, theories, and methodologies in radar polarimetry and bridges the gaps between target scattering ... Read more

$77.99 USD

Polarimetric rotation domain interpretation is an innovation in radar image processing and understanding. Orientation rotation is a basic operator well known in the classic polarimetry theory, and significant advancement has been made in recent years. This book presents new and advanced concepts, theories, and methodologies in radar polarimetry and bridges the gaps between target scattering
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Non-Imaging Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Sensors for Concealed Object Detection

by Boris Y. Kapilevich, Stuart W. Harmer, Nicholas J. Bowring ...

In response to the ever-increasing global threat of terrorist attacks, the personal screening industry has been growing at a rapid rate. Many methods have been developed for detecting concealed weapons and explosives on the human body. In this important new book, the authors discuss their experiences over the last decade designing and testing microwave and millimetre wave detection and screening ... Read more

$125.99 USD

In response to the ever-increasing global threat of terrorist attacks, the personal screening industry has been growing at a rapid rate. Many methods have been developed for detecting concealed weapons and explosives on the human body. In this important new book, the authors discuss their experiences over the last decade designing and testing microwave and millimetre wave detection and screening
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Electromagnetic and Acoustic Wave Tomography

Direct and Inverse Problems in Practical Applications

Edited by Nathan Blaunstein, Vladimir Yakubov ...

This book discusses the development of radio-wave tomography methods as a means of remote non-destructive testing, diagnostics of the internal structure of semi-transparent media, and reconstruction of the shapes of opaque objects based on multi-angle sounding. It describes physical-mathematical models of systems designed to reconstruct images of hidden objects, based on tomographic processing of ... Read more

$66.99 USD

This book discusses the development of radio-wave tomography methods as a means of remote non-destructive testing, diagnostics of the internal structure of semi-transparent media, and reconstruction of the shapes of opaque objects based on multi-angle sounding. It describes physical-mathematical models of systems designed to reconstruct images of hidden objects, based on tomographic processing of
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Adaptive Detection of Multichannel Signals Exploiting Persymmetry

by Jun Liu, Danilo Orlando, Chengpeng Hao, Weijian Liu ...

This book offers a systematic presentation of persymmetric adaptive detection, including detector derivations and the definition of key concepts, followed by detailed discussion relating to theoretical underpinnings, design methodology, design considerations, and techniques enabling its practical implementation.The received data for modern radar systems are usually multichannel, namely, vector ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This book offers a systematic presentation of persymmetric adaptive detection, including detector derivations and the definition of key concepts, followed by detailed discussion relating to theoretical underpinnings, design methodology, design considerations, and techniques enabling its practical implementation.The received data for modern radar systems are usually multichannel, namely, vector
... Read more

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