Theoretical Foundations of Radar Location and Radio Navigation

Denis Alexandrovich Akmaykin is candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Radio electronics and Radio Communications at Maritime State University, Russia. The author of more than 60 scientific papers, including 2 monographs, 5 textbooks and teaching aids, his research interests are in the area of electronic navigation, methods for optimizing the ship routes and the use of radar information to determine environmental parameters.

Eduard Anatolyevich Bolelov is candidate of Engineering Sciences, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of "Technical Operation of Radio Engineering Equipment of Air Transport", MGTU GA. The author of more than 70 scientific papers, including 1 monograph and several textbooks, his research interests are in the area of integrated processing of navigation information, development of algorithmic support for meteorological flight support systems and atmospheric radio sounding.

Anatoliy Ivanovich Kozlov is Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Honorary master of sciences and engineering of the Russian Federation, Professor in the Department of Technical Operation of Radio-technical Equipment for Air Transport. He is the author of about 300 scientific works, including 21 monographs, 25 textbooks and 13 patents for inventions of a number of radio engineering tools.

Boris Valentinovich Lezhankin is candidate of Engineering Sciences, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of "Aircraft Avionics" of Irkutsk branch of MGTU GA. Author of more than 50 scientific works, including 2 monographs, 15 textbooks and teaching guides. Scientific adviser of works in area of efficiency upgrading of airborne surveillance systems based on use of advanced techniques of signals shaping and processing.

Alexander Evgenievich Svistunov is Professor at the Department of "Technical Operation of Radio Engineering Equipment of Air Transport". The author of more than 70 scientific papers, including 2 monographs and textbooks, his research interests are in the area of integrated information processing as part of the navigation complex of civil aviation aircraft and development of algorithms for functional diagnosis of onboard equipment of satellite radio-navigation systems.

Yury Grigorievich Shatrakov is Doctor of Technical Sciences, Russian Federation Honored Worker of Science and Professor at the Academy of Technological Sciences of the Russian Federation. He has worked in the field of air navigation since 1963, and his interests are focused on ground and onboard systems of radio-navigation, instrumental landing, secondary radar location (Surveillance Radar Approach), air traffic control systems, and training and simulation systems. He has published more than 400 scientific papers.

The book represents a study guide reciting theoretical basics of radar location and radio navigation systems of air and sea transport. This is the distinctive feature of this study guide.

The study guide states the principal physics of radar location and radio navigation, main measuring methods of proper and relative movement parameters of an object, tactical and technical characteristics of radar location and radio navigation systems, including examining issues on radiofrequency signals detection and its parameters estimation against background and interference of different type, filtering, combined detection and rating of signals, signals resolution and classification. The structural and functioning principles of the current and advanced radar location and radio navigation systems of air and sea transport are represented in the study guide with an adequate completeness.

The study guide features the result of years long lecturing on radar location and radio navigation theoretical courses at the Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation and G.I.Nevelskiy Maritime State Technical Academy.  

The study guide is designated for students of radio-engineering specialties in area of air and sea transport. The study guide can be useful for radio engineers working in the field of air and maritime transport, and for graduate students and academic researchers as well.

Introduction.- Section 1. Overview of Radiolocation And Radionavigation Systems.- Section 2. Radar System.- Section 3. Radio-Navigation System.