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Welcome to IEEE AESS Tutorial X

DOI No. 10.1109/MAES.2016.161122

WELCOME TO IEEE AESS TUTORIAL X

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e are pleased to offer the tenth issue of our tutorials, Tutorial X, to members of the IEEE Aerospace
and Electronic Systems Society (AESS). The first tutorial was published in January 2004. Three
kinds of tutorial articles are offered. The first is a primer on an established topic, while the second
introduces us to a topic of emerging importance. The third type of article is a survey of an established technical area. In all three cases, authors are for the most part noted experts willing to share their knowledge
and experience in a written field guide. Tutorial X presents three tutorials on emerging topics, while the
fourth provides a historical perspective and primer on an established topic. Two of the tutorials support
recently published special issues of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine.
The first article in this issue addresses the popular topic of radar waveform diversity that is the subject of
two special issues of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine (October 2016 and December
2016). This tutorial is entitled "Overview of Radar Waveform Diversity" and coauthored by Shannon Blunt
and Erik Mokole. According to IEEE Standard 686-2008, "waveform Diversity is optimization (possibly
in a dynamically adaptive manner) of the radar waveform to maximize performance according to particular
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scenarios and tasks. May also jointly exploit other domains, including the antenna radiation pattern (both
on transmit and receive), time domain, frequency domain, coding domain and polarization domain." This
tutorial provides an overview of the fundamentals of radar waveforms and filtering and discusses many of the pertinent practical issues. The
tutorial then provides an overview of the different areas of research in radar waveform diversity that include waveform optimization and environmentally adaptive waveforms, multiple-input multiple-output and distributed aperture radar, waveform agility, and polarization diversity.
The tutorial provides 400 references in the area of radar waveform diversity.
The second article is entitled "Coherent Radar Detection in Compound-Gaussian Clutter: Clairvoyant Detectors" and coauthored by K.
James Sangston and Alfonso Farina. This paper provides a historical and tutorial overview of coherent radar detection in compound-Gaussian
clutter. The authors motivate the need to develop statistical models of non-Gaussian clutter and review some of the physical ideas that led to
modeling multivariate radar clutter statistics by the compound-Gaussian distribution. The authors restrict this treatment to the case of "clairvoyant" detectors in which the clutter distribution is known and leave the adaptive detection problem to a subsequent tutorial. The article
includes 115 references in the area of radar target detection in the presence of compound-Gaussian clutter.
The third article is entitled "A Survey of Radar Systems for Medical Applications" and coauthored by Stefano Pisa, Erika Pittella, and
Emannele Piuzzi. In this survey, the authors present a review of the medical applications of radar that include both detection of pathological
conditions and remote monitoring of vital signs. The main radar topologies used in the medical field are presented along with some schemes
and design equations. The authors also discuss the antennas used in medical radars as well as safety and regulatory issues related to the impact
of radars on the existing electromagnetic environment and the human body. The authors close their article with a discussion of the pros and
cons of newly proposed radar topologies. The authors provide over a 100 references to medical applications of radar.
The interest and use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have been growing in the engineering community and general public over the
past 10 years. Sense and Avoid (SAA) represents one of the main roadblocks to the integration of UAS operations around the world. The fourth
tutorial was written in support of two special issues on SAA in the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine (July 2016 and September 2016). This tutorial is entitled "Sense and Avoid for Unmanned Aircraft Systems" and coauthored by Giancarmine Fasano, Domenico
Accardo, Antonio Moccia, and David Maroney. After defining UASs and contrasting them with manned aircraft, the authors outline and review
the substantial breadth of SAA architectures, technologies, and algorithms. They also address the requirements for safe operation of UASs and
their integration into airspace with other users. The SAA process is dissected into three fundamental tasks defined as sensing, detecting, and
avoiding and the authors discuss of these in detail. The tutorial concludes with a summary of the regulatory and technical issues that continue
to challenge the progress on SAA as a key component of reliable UAS operation in Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs) around the world.
Good tutorial articles in the areas of interest to AESS members are in great demand. If you have a topic of interest and a potential author,
please contact me to nominate a tutorial. Self-nominations are also welcome. All tutorials are subjected to peer review to ensure the quality
of our articles. Tutorials are reviewed for clarity of presentation, relevance, correctness, and scientific merit. Explanations of complex topics in
simple (tutorial) terms are sought. Tutorials should not include new research results. The archival home for new research is our IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, and submissions with new results will be rerouted to the transactions. Likewise, interesting and descriptive articles without significant tutorial content should more properly be submitted to IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine.
As long as supplies last, copies of tutorials are available for distribution at any AESS sponsored function. Requests for copies must include the
tutorial number, quantity (minimum of 25), complete street shipping address with telephone number, and due date. Please give adequate lead time
for fulfillment of your request. Direct your requests to Judy Scharmann by e-mail at j.scharmann@ieee.org or contact her by phone at 785-317-8741.
William Dale Blair
Associate Editor for Tutorials
VP Publications, IEEE AESS

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