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Ultra-Wideband Radar Technology is a collection of topics from technical sources. It is intended to provide engineers and managers with a practical technical theory about ultra-wideband (UWB) radar systems, including transmitters (Txs), receivers (Rxs), and applications.
Traditional radars use a modulated continuous-wave (CW) source for transmission. Target returns are processed by Rxs with relatively narrow bandwidths. UWB radar systems operate with signals that have a bandwidth of greater than 25 percent of the center frequency. Since many UWB circuits operate with short-duration signals, the steady-state condition is never realized. This requires analyzing the system in the time domain and observing transient conditions, as opposed to analyzing the steady-state frequency response that characterizes traditional radar systems. In order to understand the special conditions related to UWB radar systems, this text provides the reader with a thorough introduction to UWB radar principles and applications.
Chapter 1 discusses UWB radars and differences from common narrowband radars. Topics include how UWB signals will produce effects not encountered...