Acoustoelectric Devices: A New Technology for Waveform-Agile Radar,

Abstract

This paper proposes a waveform-agile radar, analyzes the signal-processing required, and describes the state of the art of two new acousto-electric devices needed for the agile radar: the memory correlator, which provides electronically programmable matched filtering of individual pulses, and the coherent integrator, which is being developed to provide electronically programmable Doppler processing. The electronic programmability of these compact wideband analog devices gives them unique functional capabilities which may allow future tactical systems to achieve electronic counter measure resistance and low probability of intercept by facilitating the use of continually changing wideband waveforms. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090646

Entities

People

  • J. H. Cafarella
  • R. W. Ralston

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Correlators
  • Delay Lines
  • Diodes
  • Electric Fields
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Integrators
  • Intermediate Frequencies
  • Local Oscillators
  • Radar
  • Schottky Diodes
  • Signal Processing
  • Space Sciences
  • Surface Acoustic Waves
  • Waveforms
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics