DETECTION RANGE OF AN ACTIVE RADAR SEEKER

Abstract

This report analyses the effect of various factors on the detection range of an active radar seeker. The factors considered include thosewhich define the performance of a seeker, such as size of the search pattern, range and angular resolution, range of possible target velocities(with respect to the seeker), target closing velocity, target echoing area, false alarm time, anti probability of detection} and constants describingthe seeker such as average transmitted power, wavelength, dish size, pulse repetition rate, pulse width, scan time, I-f and a-f bandwidth, and number or range gates and velocity channels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 20, 1954
Accession Number
AD0085427

Entities

People

  • J. D. Mallett
  • P. Swerling

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bandwidth
  • Circular Polarization
  • Cross Polarization
  • Detection
  • Equations
  • False Alarms
  • Filters
  • Frequency
  • Governments
  • Ground Clutter
  • Polarization
  • Probability
  • Repetition Rate
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.