MTI optimization in a multiple-clutter environment
Abstract
A means of optimizing a moving target indicator (MTI) filter for rejecting several types of clutter, which are generated by different mechanisms such as by rain or the ground, is formulated. It is found that the optimal performance of such a filter depends on the spectral density functions, average radar cross sections, and the relative mean Doppler frequencies of each type of clutter. It is shown that the optimal improvement factor of such a filter is bounded by the weighted average (weighted in accordance with the radar cross sections of the clutter types) of the improvement factor for the individual clutter type. It is also shown that the improvement factor of such a filter is a function of the relative mean Doppler frequency between the clutter types.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Aerospace Electronic Systems
- Pub Date:
- May 1976
- DOI:
- 10.1109/TAES.1976.308242
- Bibcode:
- 1976ITAES..12..401H
- Keywords:
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- Clutter;
- Moving Target Indicators;
- Noise Reduction;
- Optimization;
- Radar Cross Sections;
- Radar Filters;
- Doppler Effect;
- Environment Effects;
- Performance Prediction;
- Pulse Rate;
- Communications and Radar