An optimum PN code search technique for a given apriori signal location density
Abstract
A method is presented for optimizing (minimizing) the acquisition time for a PN-type spread spectrum system when the a priori probability density function is not uniform. For an assumed a priori Gaussian density function, calculations show that the acquisition time, when the 0.5 probability acquisition time is used as a measure of acquisition time, is reduced by 40% for a cell detection probability of 0.25 and when three sweeps are used. For the same parameters and with four sweeps the acquisition time is reduced by 41%. When the acquisition time probability is set to 0.9 instead of 0.5, the reduction is 25% of the uniform sweep time.
- Publication:
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NTC 1978; National Telecommunications Conference, Volume 2
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978ntc.....2...18H
- Keywords:
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- Pseudonoise;
- Radar Detection;
- Search Radar;
- Target Acquisition;
- Normal Density Functions;
- Optimization;
- Probability Density Functions;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking