Discrimination between targets and clutter by radar
Abstract
A study of the discrimination of military targets by radar performed from September 20, 1978 through September 19, 1981 is summarized in this report. The overall objective of the study was to analyze and synthesize radar signal processing techniques towards the design of a practical radar system with stationary weapons as the primary target. The discrimination techniques investigated utilizes both frequency agility and polarization information. The performance of several Pseudo-Coherent Detection (PCD) algorithms are compared to square-law detection with a constant false alarm rate (CFAR) processor. Intracell and intercell performance of these discrimination processors are determined using theoretical analyses.
- Publication:
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Final Report
- Pub Date:
- December 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981git..reptR....E
- Keywords:
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- Clutter;
- Radar Targets;
- Signal Processing;
- Target Recognition;
- Weapon Systems;
- Algorithms;
- Coherent Radiation;
- Polarization Characteristics;
- Superhigh Frequencies;
- Communications and Radar