Handbook Of Ultra-Wideband Short-Range Sensing - Theory, Sensors, Applications

Sachs (Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany) offers an overview of theoretical, implementation, and application aspects of low-power ultra-wideband (UWB) sensors, writing for students, engineers, and researchers with background in undergraduate mathematics, signal and system theory, electric circuit theory, and electromagnetic wave propagation. The book begins with a primer on UWB, then discusses UWB sensing electronics, peculiarities of UWB radar, the vector character of the electromagnetic wave, basic time domain models of wave propagation, UWB radar, and electromagnetic fields and waves in time and frequency. Example applications are given. A companion web site contains a wealth of reference appendices, along with figures and videos. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

J?rgen Sachs earned a Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) in Electrical Engineering (surface acoustic wave devices) and a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering (semi-conductor technology and components). Since 1985, he is Senior Lecturer at TU Ilmenau, Germany. He teaches
"Basics of Electrical Measurement Technology", "Methods of measurement for the information and communication technique", and "Eatellite navigation and radar". He is head of several research projects, and inter alia coordinator of European projects for humanitarian demining. His research areas cover RF-signal analysis and RF-system identification; Surface Penetrating Radar, Impulse Radiating Antennas; Ultra wideband (UWB) methods and their application in high resolution radar and impedance spectroscopy, digital processing of UWB-signals; UWB-Array-processing; and humanitarian anti-personal mine detection.