Extracting Micro-Doppler Radar Signatures from Rotating Targets Using Fourier-Bessel Transform and Time-Frequency Analysis

Abstract

In this paper, we report the efficiency of Fourier Bessel transform and time-frequency based method in conjunction with the fractional Fourier transform, for extracting micro-Doppler radar signatures fromthe rotating targets. This approach comprises mainly of two processes; the first being decomposition of the radar return, in order to extract micro-Doppler (m-D) features and the second being, the time frequency analysis to estimate motion parameters of the target. In order to extract m-D features from the radar signal returns, the time domain radar signal is decomposed into stationary and non-stationary components using Fourier Bessel transform in conjunction with the fractional Fourier transform. The components are then reconstructed by applying the inverse Fourier Bessel transform. After the extraction of the m-D features from the targets original radar return, time-frequency analysis is used to estimate the targets motion parameters. This proposed method is also an effective tool for detecting manoeuvring air targets in strong sea-clutter and is also applied to both simulated data and real world experimental data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 16, 2014
Accession Number
AD1018007

Entities

People

  • K. Venkataramaniah
  • P. Suresh
  • T. Obulesu
  • T. Thayaparan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandstop Filters
  • Bandwidth
  • Bessel Functions
  • Clutter
  • Corner Reflectors
  • Detection
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Mechanical Jamming
  • Modulation
  • Reflectors
  • Rotating Antennas
  • Sea Clutter
  • Spectra
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computer Vision.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.