Abstract
The subject matter of this book pertains to aspects of radar signal processing. More specifically, the book deals with the spatial processing of radar signals received by an array of antenna elements. In the context of the applications of array signal processing considered herein, the array may assume one of two configurations:
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The array may be linear or planar, consisting of uniformly spaced antenna elements.
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The array may consist of antenna elements positioned randomly on the ground.
In any event, the use of an array may be viewed as a spatial method of sampling the surrounding environment. Indeed, we may postulate the spatial version of the Nyquist sampling theorem by stating that the spatial content of information-bearing signals impinging on an array of uniformly spaced elements is preserved, provided that the inter-element spacing of the array does not exceed one half of the radar wavelength.
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Haykin, S., Litva, J., Shepherd, T.J. (1993). Overview. In: Haykin, S., Litva, J., Shepherd, T.J. (eds) Radar Array Processing. Springer Series in Information Sciences, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77347-1_1
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