Wide Bandwidth Baseline Radar Study

Abstract

The Wide Bandwidth Baseline Radar study was originally intended to provide the ASFIR Interferometer system with a wide bandwidth signal capability. A large part of the work described here was directed toward that goal. This report considers: Tradeoffs in the implementation of signal processing versus communication system bandwidth. An economical approach is considered. Processing gain achievable through the use of various postdetection smoothing techniques. Second degree polynomial smoothing is most applicable. The nature of data from a wide baseline system. In particular, relationships are derived for the accuracy of the location of the scatterers as a function of baseline lengths. Design considerations for the ASFIR wideband transmitter are provided from an early study, performed before the shift in emphasis to the Floyd Site.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0800429

Entities

People

  • L. W. Martinson
  • R. P. Perry
  • W. I. Smith

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Bandwidth
  • Commerce
  • Communication Systems
  • Contracts
  • Equations
  • Estimators
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Peak Power
  • Radar
  • Signal Processing
  • Sine Waves
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Transmitters
  • White Noise

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Systems Analysis and Design