One of the major challenges in the teaching and study of Sonar Systems Engineering is that it is an interdisciplinary field. It requires a working knowledge of topics from electrical engineering, oceanography, and physics. Another challenge is that students and/or practicing engineers and scientists who take a course in Sonar Systems Engineering, or who want to do self-study, typically have diverse undergraduate degrees. This book discusses those important topics that are fundamental to the understanding of modern-day Sonar Systems Engineering so that students and practicing engineers and scientists with diverse backgrounds can analyze and design both passive and active sonar systems (arrays), do basic signal design for active sonar systems (e.g., side-looking sonars), and understand the basics of underwater acoustic communication signals. Although the book is mathematically rigorous so that students can clearly see the development of important results and where assumptions and approximations are made, it is written in a tutorial style. No major steps in the derivation of important results arc skipped.

Lengthy derivations are done in appendices so as not to disrupt the flow of discussion. Particular attention is paid to the correct units for functions and parameters. Many useful, practical design and analysis equations for both passive and active sonar systems are derived from first principles that can be evaluated by using a hand-held calculator. The book includes many figures, tables, examples, and practical homework problems at the end of each chapter to aid in the understanding of the material covered. Book jacket.