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The fifth book in the bestselling Artech House EW 100 series explores electronic warfare (EW) in space. Practical problems - including intercept and jamming of hostile signals transmitted from the Earth's surface and the vulnerability of satellite links to attack from the Earth's surface are discussed. Spherical trigonometry is covered to provide the background necessary to understand the scope of satellite problems. Orbit mechanics, specifically the way the Earth and its satellites revolve around one another, is also explained. The basics of radio propagation and how it applies to communications Electronic Warfare are demonstrated, as well as the special considerations that apply to radio transmission to and from an Earth satellite. Satellite links and link vulnerability are discussed. Readers learn how to calculate the distance over which a satellite can view as a function of its orbital parameters, how long the satellite can see that point, and the frequency shift in signals received by the satellite or an Earth based receiver. EW applications of orbit mechanics, satellite links, radio propagation and link vulnerability. Written by an expert in the field, this book is useful for technical and non-technical professionals.

Every high-tech sales team today has technical pros on board to "explain how things work," and this success-tested training resource is written just for them. This newly revised and expanded third edition of an Artech House bestseller offers invaluable insights and tips for every stage of the selling process.

Lithium-Ion Battery Standards is an essential guide for understanding Lithium-ion batteries and the standards that govern them. This comprehensive resource covers everything from the basics of Lithium-ion battery systems to the intricacies of safety, design, and regulatory requirements.

Cryptography and Satellite Navigation is a comprehensive guide that offers a wide-ranging yet approachable introduction to the world of cryptography, with a particular focus on its role in navigation. In an increasingly connected world, cryptography serves as the cornerstone of secure communication, safeguarding information across countless cyber and navigation applications.

Microstrip Lines and Slotlines, Fourth Edition is an indispensable resource for the research and design communities. This edition is updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, providing extensive analysis techniques and CAD design and modeling information. This volume covers approximate and full-wave analysis techniques, accurate circuit model extraction, and design information focusing on miniaturization, broadband operation, and precise design.It also incorporates the most recent information from conferences, journals, books, and personal research. New topics on Metamaterial Based Transmission Lines and Numerical Simulation and Modeling of transmission lines are introduced, aligning with the book's core themes. Some of the key updates included in this fourth edition are the integration of significant materials, significant revisions reflecting the latest research, and the introduction of cutting-edge topics, enhancing the existing content.With these comprehensive updates, Microstrip Lines and Slotlines, Fourth Edition ensures that readers have access to the most relevant and cutting-edge information in the field of printed transmission lines. This book is a must-have for professionals and researchers dedicated to advancing their knowledge and expertise in this dynamic area.

Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers, Second Edition removes the mystery from cybersecurity engineering and regulatory processes and practices, showing medical device manufacturers how to produce and maintain devices that meet evolving regulatory expectations and reduce cybersecurity risks to business and patients. It represents a complete guide for medical device manufacturers seeking to implement lifecycle processes that secure their premarket and postmarket activities.This step-by-step guide educates manufacturers about the implementation of security best practices in accordance with industry standards and expectations, advising the reader about everything from high-level concepts to real-world solutions and tools. It focuses on the security aspects of every lifecycle phase of the product, including concept, design, implementation, supply chain, manufacturing, postmarket maintenance, and end of life. It details the practices, processes, and outputs necessary to create a secure medical device capable of gaining regulatory approval and meeting market entry requirements.Reflecting rapid industry developments, regulatory changes, and technology advances, this new edition equips manufacturers with the knowledge to produce secure products that meet regulatory and market requirements while anticipating threats from sophisticated cyber adversaries. It's an indispensable resource for a wide range of professionals involved in medical device manufacturing, including engineering management, software/firmware engineers, business managers, regulatory professionals, contract manufacturers, FDA regulators, product/project managers, sales and marketing teams, and healthcare delivery organizations.

Signal Failure: The Rise and Fall of the Telecoms Industry offers a comprehensive analysis of the telecoms sector's historical trajectory, focusing on the critical period from 1950 to 2000. Arising from wider research into the history of the United Kingdom's electronics industry, this book demonstrates the long-term effects of technological developments and how these can conflict with the relatively short horizon of political decisions. The lessons highlighted are relevant now for any country that aims to grow by supporting technological industries. While telecoms engineers will find this book invaluable for its in-depth analysis of the UK telecoms landscape, its insights are applicable to a broader audience. It is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how innovation shapes technology markets and economies.Moreover, it offers invaluable insights for engineers grappling with the challenges posed by disruptive technologies in today's fast-paced environment. It is a practical handbook for understanding the intricate dynamics that shape the telecoms industry. Through its insightful analysis, this book equips engineers with the knowledge needed to navigate the complexities of technological evolution and market forces.

Substrate Integrated Suspended Line Circuits and Systems provides a systematic overview of the new transmission line - the substrate-integrated suspension line (SISL). It details the fundamentals and classical application examples of the SISL. The basic SISL concept and structure, various passive circuits and active circuits, and front-end sub-systems are systematically introduced. Featuring research on topics such as high-performance RF/microwave/mm-wave circuits and system, this book is ideal for researchers, engineers, scientists, scholars, educators, and students.

Chipless RFID Printing Technologies provides a comprehensive overview of the innovative substrate-integrated suspension line (SISL) as a cutting-edge transmission line. Readers will understand the core principles and classical applications of SISL, making it an invaluable reference for engineers working on RF and microwave engineering. This is also a great resource for researchers and graduate students who are interested in getting into the areas of Radio Frequency Identification, as well as colleagues, institutions, universities, and research centers.

Over the Air Measurement for Wireless Communication Systems is a complete and cutting-edge guide to the performance evaluation of wireless systems, such as 5th Generation wireless communications (5G) and beyond, Internet of Things (IoT), Intelligent Connected Vehicle (ICV), wireless sensors, and smart world wireless terminals. The book covers critical specifications for wireless communication systems, including Total Radiated Power (TRP) and Total Isotropic Sensitivity (TIS). Readers are provided with the latest on emerging applications such as massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) and Intelligent Connected Vehicle Over the Air Measurements (OTA), as well as in-depth knowledge of OTA systems and OTA test and measurement algorithms. This is a useful resource for wireless system managers, antenna and RF engineers, certification and measurement professionals, consultants and researchers, as well as advanced students. It is also suitable for certification specialists, test engineers, and project managers for selecting suitable OTA systems.

The "Microwave Techniques in Superconducting Quantum Computers" is a valuable resource that includes the world of superconducting quantum computing hardware. The book covers a wide range of topics crucial to the understanding and development of superconducting quantum computers. It provides insight into both room-temperature and cryogenic microwave engineering, providing a thorough examination of the various techniques and techniques employed in these environments. This resource also covers nanofabrication and control and measurement of superconducting qubits. All while teaching the reader how to apply these principles to other semiconductor qubits, such as spin and topological qubits.

This book shows you how to use physics-based models of battery cells in a computationally efficient way for optimal battery-pack management and control to maximize battery-pack performance and extend life. You'll understand the state of the art in physics-based methods for battery management and know where improvements beyond present state-of-art can still be made. With a strong emphasis on software and control aspects, the book also shows you how to overcome the primary roadblocks to implementing physics-based method for battery management: the computational-complexity roadblock, the parameter-identification roadblock, and the control-optimization roadblock.

This book provides a broad overview of cryptography and enables cryptography for trying out. It emphasizes the connections between theory and practice, focuses on RSA for introducing number theory and PKI, and links the theory to the most current recommendations from NIST and BSI. The book also enables readers to directly try out the results with existing tools available as open source. It is different from all existing books because it shows very concretely how to execute many procedures with different tools. The target group could be self-learners, pupils and students, but also developers and users in companies. All code written with these open-source tools is available. The appendix describes in detail how to use these tools. The main chapters are independent from one another. At the end of most chapters, you will find references and web links. The sections have been enriched with many footnotes. Within the footnotes you can see where the described functions can be called and tried within the different CrypTool versions, within SageMath or within OpenSSL.

Electromagnetism for Practicing Engineers, VOL. I: Electrostatics introduces the fundamentals of electromagnetism and introduces vector mathematics, which is used throughout the book. This book covers electrostatics, including Coulomb's law, electric fields, and Gauss's law and discusses the divergence and divergence theorem. This resource includes problem-solutions that help readers apply the concepts they have learned. The book also includes helpful illustrations and diagrams. This book is an excellent recent college graduates and engineering students who are new to electromagnetism. The book is also a valuable resource for practicing engineers who need a refresher on the fundamentals of electromagnetism.

A concise guide to high-performance Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems, customized for crucial public safety and utility applications, explores Radio Access Networks (RANs) within LMR systems. It covers base stations, mobile radios, and portable radios that enable seamless communication through strategically placed base stations, antennas, and combining systems. The book addresses interference issues, emphasizing diagnostic and remedial approaches through field testing and redesign. It particularly focuses on the design intricacies of base station antennas and combining systems at shared radio repeater sites in densely populated areas. The book outlines methods for identifying interference sources and constructing interference-resistant base station antennas and combining systems, ultimately maximizing coverage and cost-effectiveness. It offers a comprehensive roadmap for designing interference resilient LMR systems that meet and exceed the needs of public safety and utility organizations during critical operations. This resource is essential for engineers, designers, and professionals involved in creating reliable and high-performance LMR systems.

This book focuses on the navigation and tracking of artificial space objects, with emphasis on modelling the dynamics in a wide range of space missions, including earth-orbiting satellite missions, launch and re-entry missions as well as interplanetary missions. The book guides you in designing suitable estimation algorithms for each type of mission. It also helps you in addressing non-linearity in designing navigation algorithms for space missions and walks you through the process for choosing estimators for navigation and tracking of space vehicles. Includes MATLAB/Simulink based software is provided for simulation and simulated data set.

This book develops modeling and simulation (M&S) techniques for modern radars and electronic warfare (EW) systems. It covers basic concepts and modeling examples for the three "pillars" of EW: electronic attack (EA) systems, electronic protection (EP) techniques, and electronic support (ES). The book provides a comprehensive overview of the M&S techniques used in these systems, and its many examples and case studies provide a solid foundation for understanding how these techniques can be applied in practice. A valuable resource for engineers, scientists, and managers who are involved in the design, development, or testing of radar and EW systems. It provides a comprehensive overview of the M&S techniques that are used in these systems, and the book's many examples and case studies provide a solid foundation for understanding how these techniques can be applied in practice.

This book shows you how to develop a hybrid mm-wave chipless Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system, which includes chipless tag, reader hardware, and detection algorithm that use image processing and machine learning (ML) techniques. It provides the background and information you need to apply the concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into detection and chipless tag signature printable on normal plastic substrates, instead of the conventional peak/nulls in the frequency tags. You'll learn how to incorporate new AI detection techniques along with cloud computing to lower costs. You'll also be shown a cost-effective means of image construction, which can lower detection errors. The book focuses on side-looking-aperture-radar (SLAR) with a combination of deep learning to provide a much safer means of chipless detection than the current inverse synthetic-aperture radar (iSAR) techniques. Each chapter includes practical examples of design, and a QA section to answer the possible doubts in simpler phrases. With its emphasis on mm-wave band and the practical side of design and engineering of the chipless tags, reader, and detection algorithms, this is an excellent resource for industry engineers, design engineers and university researchers.

A comprehensive discussion of operational requirements for future naval operations with sufficient detail to enable design and development of technical solutions to achieve the advanced information fusion and command and control concepts described. This book provides a unique focus on advanced approaches to Naval ISR and the critical underlying technologies to enable Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO). Also describing the approach of distributed Naval ops and role of ISR applying advanced technologies and addressing future conflict, new U.S. Naval maritime approaches, distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) and the newest U.S. Navy operational concept. This is a great resource for Naval officers in the ISR, Intelligence, Space, ASW, EW and Surface Warfare, disciplines who seek an in-depth understanding of advanced ISR operations and technologies as well as Navy and industry managers and engineers planning and developing advanced naval systems.

This practical book establishes a solid foundation for understanding the essential principles of how signals interact with transmission lines. These insights are the basis of the best design and best measurement practices for single-ended and differential transmission lines. Readers can confidently use these guidelines to avoid common mistakes. They will learn how to leverage rules of tumb, approximations, 2D filed solvers, and TDR measurements to extract the important figures of merit and obtain an acceptable, verified design, faster. Complex engineering principles are explained in a simplified but practical way.

Determining intrinsic microwave properties or extrinsic performance of materials is important for a variety of applications, including wireless propagation, antenna and microwave circuit design, and remote sensing, among others. This practical engineering guide to microwave material measurements discusses both laboratory and manufacturing/field environments. Modern technology has created a need to adapt microwave measurement methods for in-line quality assurance, in-situ process control, and field inspection of materials and components. The book covers the various configurations for free-space measurements, but also provides guidance on calibration methods, signal processing, and intrinsic property inversion algorithms. Learn how the modern adaptation of impedance analysis to CEM inversion methods and how this powerful new technique can be used to significantly improve conventional measurement methods. Intended to inform engineers and scientists of the theory and practice of wide-band microwave characterization of materials, this guide provides the necessary theory and equations for implementing these methods and gives hints and techniques for their practical implementation.

This unique book brings together RF Engineering and Optical Integration in terrestrial fixed and mobile networks, space networks and sub orbital communication systems (Low Altitude Platforms and High-Altitude Platforms). It is written specifically to help optical engineers to understand RF engineering and RF engineers needing to understand the optical technologies used in fixed and mobile networks, including local and long-distance fiber, free space terrestrial optical point to links, earth to space and space to earth links and inter satellite and inter-constellation cross connect. The book shows you how to mix and match RF and optical efficiently and explains how to repurpose terrestrial RF and terrestrial optical for space deployment. You'll learn how to decide whether to use an RF or optical link; how to calculate an RF and optical link budget; how to interface an optical signal to an RF bearer - and vice versa; how to multiplex RF and optical signals in guided and unguided media; and much more. This is a must-have book for practicing RF engineers, optical engineers, and planners of satcom and terrestrial networks, supply chain partners to 5G/satellite RF/optical integrations needing understanding of problems and solutions. It is also accessible to readers with a market, financial and/or regulatory interest. The book is a follow on to 5G Spectrum and Standards (Artech House_ Varrall_2016) and 5G and Satellite Spectrum, Standards and Scale (Artech House_ Varrall_2018).

This book shows you how to adopt data-driven techniques for the problem of radar detection, both per se and in combination with model-based approaches. In particular, the focus is on space-time adaptive target detection against a background of interference consisting of clutter, possible jammers, and noise. It is a handy, concise reference for many classic (model-based) adaptive radar detection schemes as well as the most popular machine learning techniques (including deep neural networks) and helps you identify suitable data-driven approaches for radar detection and the main related issues. You'll learn how data-driven tools relate to, and can be coupled or hybridized with, traditional adaptive detection statistics; understand fundamental concepts, schemes, and algorithms from statistical learning, classification, and neural networks domains. The book also walks you through how these concepts and schemes have been adapted for the problem of radar detection in the literature, and provides you with a methodological guide for the design, illustrating different possible strategies. You'll be equipped to develop a unified view, under which you can exploit the new possibilities of the data-driven approach even using simulated data. This book is an excellent resource for Radar professionals and industrial researchers, postgraduate students in electrical engineering and the academic community.

This comprehensive introduction to synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a practical guide to the analysis, simulation, and design of SAR systems. The video eBook uses constructive examples and real-world collected datasets to demonstrate image registration and autofocus methods. Both two- and three-dimensional image formation algorithms are presented. Hardware, software, and environmental parameters are used to estimate performance limits for SAR operation and utilization. A set of Python and MATLAB software tools is included and provides you with an effective mechanism to analyze and predict SAR performance for various imaging scenarios and applications. Examples which use the software tools are provided at the end of each chapter to reinforce critical SAR imaging topics such as clutter-to-noise ratio, mapping rate, spatial resolution, Doppler bandwidth, pulse repetition frequency, and coherency. This is an excellent resource for engineering professionals working in areas of radar signal processing and imaging as well as students interested in studying SAR.

This newly revised and updated edition offers a current and complete introduction to the analysis and design of Electro-Optical (EO) imaging systems. The Third Edition provides numerous updates and several new chapters including those covering Pilotage, Infrared Search and Track, and Simplified Target Acquisition Model. The principles and components of the Linear Shift-Invariant (LSI) infrared and electro-optical systems are detailed in full and help you to combine this approach with calculus and domain transformations to achieve a successful imaging system analysis. Ultimately, the steps described in this book lead to results in quantitative characterizations of performance metrics such as modulation transfer functions, minimum resolvable temperature difference, minimum resolvable contrast, and probability of object discrimination.The book includes an introduction to two-dimensional functions and mathematics which can be used to describe image transfer characteristics and imaging system components. You also learn diffraction concepts of coherent and incoherent imaging systems which show you the fundamental limits of their performance. By using the evaluation procedures contained in this desktop reference, you become capable of predicting both sensor test and field performance and quantifying the effects of component variations. The book contains over 800 time-saving equations and includes numerous analyses and designs throughout. It also includes a reference link to special website prepared by the authors that augments the book in the classroom and serves as an additional resource for practicing engineers. With its comprehensive coverage and practical approach, this is a strong resource for engineers needing a bench reference for sensor and basic scenario performance calculations. Numerous analyses and designs are given throughout the text. It is also an excellent text for upper-level students with an interest in electronic imaging systems.