A Short-Pulse Area MTI.

Abstract

Slow-moving and fast-moving objects can be discriminated between by noncoherently subtracting the video return of a pulse of a short-pulse radar from the video return of the preceding pulse. Under the condition of the scattering object acting as a point target, the probability of detection versus object speed for various signal-to-noise ratios and a fixed probability of false alarm was found. The results showed low detectability for slow-speed targets and high detectability for higher speed targets. The velocity range of low detectability was a function of signal-to-noise ratio. This moving-target detector does not have velocity or range ambiguities, as often is the case with moving-target detectors based on doppler processing. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 22, 1977
Accession Number
ADA047419

Entities

People

  • Ben H. Cantrell

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ambiguity
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • False Alarms
  • Moving Targets
  • Probability
  • Targets
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.