An Explicit Bistatic Glint Solution for an Arbitrary Number of Scatterers Using the Phase Gradient Method

Abstract

Given multiple unresolved scatterers in range, Doppler, and angle, estimation techniques that assume that only a single target is present, such as traditional monopulse estimation, are well known to produce biased estimates, particularly in angle. This paper derives the apparent target location and range rate in the presence of multiple scatterers utilizing the phase gradient method. The solution is given in 2D/3D Cartesian coordinates. Additionally, bounds on the maximum and minimum errors are given in 2D for the two-scatterer problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 29, 2021
Accession Number
AD1156122

Entities

People

  • David F. Crouse

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Amplitude
  • Antenna Arrays
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coherent Scattering
  • Data Fusion
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Kalman Filters
  • Military Research
  • Multitarget Tracking
  • Radar Targets
  • Radar Tracking
  • Signal Processing
  • Target Tracking
  • Targets

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.