Echo Signal Processing / Edition 1

by Dennis W. Ricker

Overview

This book presents basic and advanced topics in the areas of sig­ nal theory and processing as applied to acoustic echo-location (sonar). It is written at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level, and as­ sumes that the reader is conversant with the concepts and mathematics associated with introductory graduate courses in signal processing such as linear and complex algebra, Fourier analysis, probability, advanced calculus, and linear system theory. The material is presented in a tuto­ rial fashion as a logical development starting with basic principles and leading to the development of topics in detection and estimation theory, waveform design, echo modeling, scattering theory, and spatial processing. Examples are provided throughout the book to illustrate important concepts and especially important relationships are boxed. The book addresses the practical aspects of receiver and waveform design, and therefore should be of interest to the practicing engineer as well as the student. Although much of the book is applicable to the general echo-location problem that includes radar, its emphasis is on acoustic echo location especially in regard to time mapping and the wideband or wavelet description of Doppler. Introductory signal theory material is included in the first chapter to provide a foundation for the material covered in the later chapters. A consistent notational convention is ob­ served throughout the book so that the various mathematical entities are readily identified. This is described in the glossary and symbol list.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402073953
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	02/28/2003
Series:	The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science , #725
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	484
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

1 Basic Signal Theory.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Signals, Power, and Energy.- 1.3 Fourier Representation of Signals.- 1.4 The Complex Signal Representation.- 1.5 Linear Systems.- 1.6 Shastic Processes.- 1.7 Summary.- 2 Echo Energy and Time Base.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 The Echo Energy Cycle.- 2.3 Geometry and Kinematics.- 2.4 Collinear Motion.- 2.5 Signal Models.- 2.6 Relativistic Time Mapping.- 2.7 Summary.- 3 Detection and Estimation.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Binary Detection.- 3.3 Multiple Hypotheses.- 3.4 Non-Random Point Echo Detection.- 3.5 Slowly Fluctuating Point Scattering.- 3.6 The Rician Model.- 3.7 Correlated Gaussian Interference.- 3.8 Wide Sense Stationarity.- 3.9 Parameter Estimation.- 3.10 Summary.- 4 Ambiguity Functions.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Models and Notation.- 4.3 AF and UF Properties.- 4.4 The Bandpass Waveform.- 4.5 The Stationary Phase Principle.- 4.6 Summary.- 5 Waveforms.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Ambiguity Resolution.- 5.3 Sparse Signal Sequences.- 5.4 Frequency Hop Codes.- 5.5 PRN Waveforms.- 5.6 Doppler Tolerance.- 5.7 Simultaneous Transmission.- 5.8 Summary.- 6 Spread Scattering and Propagation.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 The Linear Spreading Models.- 6.3 Receiver Response.- 6.4 Processing Gain Estimation.- 6.5 Receiver Optimization.- 6.6 Post-Detection Combining.- 6.7 Summary.- 7 The Spatial Representation.- 7.1 Arrays and Beam Formation.- 7.2 Array Processing.- 7.3 Monopulse Bearing Estimation.- 7.4 Summary.- Symbols.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"Echo Signal Processing is a book that is concerned primarily with echo location and sonar. … will be of use to graduate students and lecturers teaching signal processing with special emphasis on echo-location detection and estimation. … Echo Signal Processing progresses in a methodical way, explaining basic signal processing principles, kinematic formation of echoes, and the fundamentals of echo detection and estimation for simple point-scattering processes. Each chapter ends with an extensive bibliography of where the reader can learn more about a particular topic." (Dharmendra Lingaiah, IEEE Circuits & Devices Magazine, Vol. 21 (2), March/April, 2005)

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