Fundamentals of Ground Radar for Air Traffic Control Engineers and Technicians - (Radar, Sonar and Navigation) by Ronald D Bouwman (Hardcover)

About the Book

Self-published by the author in 1996, this work has been significantly expanded and revised, offering a unique historical and technical text useful for engineers and technicians in ground radar manufacturing, maintenance, systems engineering and design, and air traffic controllers.

Book Synopsis

This is a standard reference for FAA and military air traffic control engineers and maintenance technicians focused on ground-based radar systems. With the evolution and increasing sophistication of modern radar systems, now more than ever a single-source reference is needed that contains simply understandable information on MTI, MTD, and Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon systems. There is a downside to the drive away from knowledge-based problem solving...massive increases in costs and waste inherent in the idea of lowest replaceable units. Fewer technicians are expected to manage more systems while knowing less about their equipment. This unique training and reference text will not only provide answers for day-to-day tasks, it will also help allay cost increases and waste.

From the Back Cover

KEY FEATURES

a[ A single-source reference for ground radar, containing definitions, equations, conversions and useful data.

a[ Contains built-in aids for self teaching: chapter questions with answers, extensive glossary, data appendices.

a[ The most thorough and easily understandable information published on MTI, MTD, and Air Traffic Control Beacon systems.

a[ A unique and thorough treatment of the development of the radar maximum range equation and the effects upon maximum range by variations within the equation.

a[ Rare chapters on professional ethics and history.