Adaptive Angle Tracking

Abstract

Angle tracking with phased array antennas in an external noise environment was studied. While the results of this study are applicable generally to arrays of sensors for measuring the angle of arrival of incident radiation, the emphasis in the simulation portion of the study was placed on radar arrays operating in a jamming environment. This problem is important in a variety of radar ECCM applications, including AI radars and missile seekers. Two different approaches to the adaptive angle tracking problem were included in the study. The first approach is based on maximization of the likelihood function. The second basic approach to angle tracking in a jamming environment is based on the use of symmetrical pairs of array elements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 1975
Accession Number
ADA006279

Entities

People

  • Irving S. Reed
  • Lawrence E. Brennan

Organizations

  • Technology Service Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Antennas
  • Arrays
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Boresights
  • Control Systems
  • Distortion
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Environment
  • Errors
  • Estimators
  • Linear Arrays
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Target Angle
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.