Delay Doppler Resolution Performance of Large Time Bandwidth Product Linear FM Signals in a Multipath Ocean Environment

Abstract

The primary function of active sonar systems in ASW is to detect and localize submarines. In localization the key target parameters to be determined are range and range rate, which are derived from the measured travel time of the transmitted pulse and its Doppler shift respectively. The range determination requires short pulses equivalent to large frequency bands, whereas range rate determination requires long pulses. Both can be achieved simultaneously by applying so-called 'large time-bandwidth product' pulses. The most common one, also used in radar, is the chirp pulse which changes frequency linearly during the time of pulse transmission and is called a 'linear frequency modulated' or LFM pulse.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1989
Accession Number
AD1114331

Entities

People

  • J. P. Hermand
  • W. I. Roderick

Organizations

  • SACLANT ASW Research Centre

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Sonar
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Compression
  • Computer Simulations
  • Detection
  • Diagrams
  • Doppler Effect
  • Echo Ranging
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Fresnel Integrals
  • Matched Filters
  • Modulation
  • Noise
  • Ocean Environments
  • Radial Velocity
  • Signal Processing
  • Simulations
  • Time Compression
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.