On the Statistical Modeling of Radar Targets

Abstract

Wright,James W. ;Haddad,Abraham H. ;RE-TR-72-19(*radar targets, electromagnetic pulses), (*radar tracking, radar cross sections), scattering, errors, noise, doppler effect, gain, probability density functions, partial differential equations, flight paths, mathematical models electromagnetic scatteringThe objective of this research is to develop techniques and procedures for computing the statistical characteristics of some electromagnetic scattering phenomena from radar targets. Radar measurements are perturbed by electromagnetic scattering phenomena induced by complex targets including radar cross section scintillation and glint or position error. The statistical characteristics of these phenomena may be used to evaluate radar system performance, develop optimum tracking systems, and develop stochastic models to use in system simulations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0753936

Entities

People

  • Abraham H. Haddad
  • James W. Wright

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Angular Motion
  • Computational Science
  • Computations
  • Data Science
  • Detection
  • Doppler Radar
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Flight Paths
  • Information Science
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Radar
  • Radar Targets
  • Random Variables
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects