Pulse Pair Estimation of Doppler Spectrum Parameters

Abstract

The results of an expanded study and investigation of the Pulse Pair technique for estimating the first and second moments (mean and variance) of doppler spectra for radar backscatter from atmospheric phenomena are presented. The theory is extended to include the effects of non-ideal conditions, such as noise, and experimentally verified by extensive performance tests using simulated weather signals with controllable parameters. A proposed experimental model of a real-time digital pulse pair processor is defined and compared with alternate processing techniques. Based on the encouraging results of the study, recommendations are made to carry the theory into practice; these include the construction of a real-time digital pulse pair processor with flexible characteristics to gather and reduce data for evaluation while operating with real radars, and the development of additional related theory needed to guide the experimental effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1972
Accession Number
AD0744094

Entities

People

  • Aaron S. Soltes
  • Frederick C. Benham
  • George A. Works
  • Herbert L. Groginsky

Organizations

  • RTX

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Clocks
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Rate
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Radar
  • Dynamic Range
  • Frequency
  • Integrators
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Measurement
  • Phase Detectors
  • Radar
  • Statistical Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Systems Analysis and Design