The Bulk Filtering, Acquisition, and Tracking System (BATS)

Abstract

In the report, bulk filtering refers to simultaneous measurement of the velocity of all objects in a radar beam, and the automatic rejection of those with a velocity less than some specified amount. The Bulk filtering, Acquisition, and Tracking System (BATS) is a signal processor used with the TRADEX radar for experiments in the bulk filtering of ballistic-missile tank fragments. BATS is a part of the Designation and Discrimination Engineering Program which studies ABM radar system functions crucial to the design of future ABM systems. A detailed description of the signal-processing equipment designed and constructed for this program is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 02, 1973
Accession Number
AD0781101

Entities

People

  • Carl M. Steinmetz

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bulk Filtering
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Data Transmission
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Filtration
  • L Band
  • Measurement
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radar
  • Repetition Rate
  • Signal Processing
  • Transducers
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.