Dwelltime Minimization for Radar Target Detection in the Clear

Consider the design of a minimum dwelltime set of coherent, range-unambiguous pulse bursts that will provide a specified target detection performance in a clutter-free ("clear") range interval [Rmin,Rmax]. Practical procedures are presented here for finding these optimal waveform sets vers...

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Published inIEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Vol. AES-23; no. 1; pp. 130 - 138
Main Author Stocker, Alan D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.01.1987
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Subjects
Airborne radar
Applied sciences
Clutter
Design optimization
Doppler radar
Energy resolution
Exact sciences and technology
Object detection
Pulse modulation
Radar antennas
Radar applications
Radar detection
Radiolocalization and radionavigation
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Minimization
Radar target
Target detection
Optimization
Radar
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Summary:Consider the design of a minimum dwelltime set of coherent, range-unambiguous pulse bursts that will provide a specified target detection performance in a clutter-free ("clear") range interval [Rmin,Rmax]. Practical procedures are presented here for finding these optimal waveform sets versus Rmax/Rmin, subject to a peak transmit power constraint. It is always possible to design a multiple-PRF clear mode that achieves the same effective use of energy as a single-PRF waveform with a 33 percent duty ratio. Slightly higher effective duty ratios can be achieved if the radar is capable of transmitting and processing two interleaved pulse bursts at the same PRF.
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ISSN:0018-9251
DOI:10.1109/TAES.1987.313342