Probability of Intercept in Electronic Countermeasures Receivers

Abstract

Modern electronic warfare systems are directed against an ever increasing variety of electronic systems. It is necessary to intercept certain signals so that countermeasures or analysis can be accomplished. To accomplish the intercept, receiving systems with as high a probability of intercept as possible are required. This study examines factors causing probability of intercept to decrease and the methods that may be used to combat those factors. Receiving systems having unity probability of intercept are examined. Systems examined are the IFM, acoustooptic and two-tuple type receiver. The effects of external and internal noise, receiver and antenna scan factors, signal density, signal processors, display systems and bandwidth are factors limiting probability of intercept that are examined. One concludes that through proper design, systems can be achieved with unity intercept probability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA024928

Entities

People

  • Barry F. Schwoerer

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Analyzers
  • Bandwidth
  • Countermeasures
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Direction Finding
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineering
  • Materials Processing
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radar
  • Transducers
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics