Sources of Tracking Error in Millimeter Wavelength Missile Guidance Systems.

Abstract

A number of sources of error degrade the tracking performance of practical millimeter radars. These include receiver noise, target noise, multipath, clutter, servo noise and propagation effects. In this technical note, these error sources are considered, and the available techniques for minimizing their influence are reviewed. A detailed analysis of a typical millimeter radar tracking a military target has been performed in order to evaluate the relative importance of the different sources of tracking error. Both frequency agile and fixed frequency operation are considered. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078226

Entities

People

  • William Webb

Organizations

  • University of Alabama

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Agility
  • Frequency Diversity
  • Frequency Shift
  • Geometry
  • Grazing Angles
  • Guidance
  • Low Angles
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Radar Tracking
  • Refraction
  • Repetition Rate
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.