{"60238":{"#nid":"60238","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech-Led Team Authors Comprehensive New Radar Technology Book","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team consisting primarily of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has completed a new book on radar technology aimed at both students and professionals. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe book, \u003Cem\u003EPrinciples of Modern Radar: Basic Principles\u003C\/em\u003E, was authored by 15 radar engineers and scientists -- 12 of whom are associated or formerly associated with Georgia Tech. The 960-page work, published by SciTech Publishing Inc., was edited by Georgia Tech researchers Mark A. Richards, James A. Scheer and William A. Holm. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The genesis of this publication can be found in the highly-respected Georgia Tech professional education short course entitled Principles of Modern Radar, which was first offered over 40 years ago,\u0022 said Holm, a principal research scientist with the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and the associate vice provost for Distance Learning and Professional Education at Georgia Tech. \u0022This book will be used to support that course, or any course that offers a complete, comprehensive introduction to radar technology.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe new work, he added, should not be confused with a 1987 text, also entitled \u003Cem\u003EPrinciples of Modern Radar \u003C\/em\u003Eand written by some of the same authors. The current publication is an entirely new effort handled by a different publisher. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Radar technology has progressed very extensively during the last 20 years,\u0022 said Richards, who is a principal research engineer in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the book\u0027s editor-in-chief. \u0022The action today is in signal processing \u2013 that\u0027s where the technology has developed most significantly.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConsequently, he said, the new book provides an extensive treatment of signal processing along with thorough overviews of radar technology, subsystems and phenomenology. It also covers such cutting-edge transmitter-receiver technologies as phased-array radars and radar exciters. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EScheer noted that \u003Cem\u003EPrinciples of Modern Radar: Basic Principles\u003C\/em\u003E is actually the first of a two-volume series. A volume on advanced radar concepts, largely by the same team of authors, is expected to be published by SciTech in 2011. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The rapid evolution of hardware computing power has enabled software signal-processing techniques that can do so much more with a given radar signal, and this new work reflects that tremendous change,\u0022 said Scheer, a retired GTRI engineer who continues to work and teach at Georgia Tech. \u0022I would call it a comprehensive presentation of radar technology that also contains a relatively high level of signal-processing content. It can serve as a basic-principles text for radar courses or as a reference for practicing engineers.\u0022 \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the three editors, chapter contributors for \u003Cem\u003EPrinciples of Modern Radar: Basic Principles \u003C\/em\u003Einclude: Christopher Bailey, GTRI; William Dale Blair, GTRI: Joseph A. Bruder, GTRI; Nicholas C. Currie, GTRI; Randy J. Jost, Utah State University; Byron M. Keel, GTRI; David G. Long, Brigham Young University; Jay Saffold, Research Network Inc., formerly with GTRI; Paul E. Schmid, Engineering Systems Inc.; John Shaeffer, formerly with GTRI; Gregory A. Showman, GTRI, and Tracy Wallace, GTRI. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore information on \u003Cem\u003EPrinciples of Modern Radar: Basic Principles \u003C\/em\u003Ecan be found on the Web at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.scitechpub.com\/pomr\/\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.scitechpub.com\/pomr\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.scitechpub.com\/pomr\/\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: Kirk Englehardt (404-407-7280)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kirk.englehardt@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekirk.englehardt@gtri.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) or John Toon (404-894-6986)(\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jtoon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejtoon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: Rick Robinson \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team consisting primarily of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has completed a new book on radar technology aimed at both students and professionals.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new book on radar technology captures Georgia Tech expertise."}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2010-07-27 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:15","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-07-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"60239":{"id":"60239","type":"image","title":"Authors of radar book","body":null,"created":"1449176253","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:33","changed":"1475894523","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:03","alt":"Authors of radar book","file":{"fid":"191081","name":"tkx83377.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tkx83377_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tkx83377_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":982282,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tkx83377_0.jpg?itok=QS7p78-p"}},"60240":{"id":"60240","type":"image","title":"Authors of radar book","body":null,"created":"1449176253","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:33","changed":"1475894523","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:03","alt":"Authors of radar book","file":{"fid":"191082","name":"teo83377.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/teo83377_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/teo83377_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1185111,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/teo83377_0.jpg?itok=PT3Fb8sa"}}},"media_ids":["60239","60240"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2621","name":"radar"},{"id":"623","name":"Technology"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}