Discrimination between Targets and Clutter by Radar

Abstract

A study of the discrimination of military targets by radar performed from September 20, 1978 through September 19, 1981 is summarized in this report. The overall objective of the study was to analyze and synthesize radar signal processing techniques towards the design of a practical radar system with stationary weapons as the primary target. The discrimination techniques investigated utilizes both frequency agility and polarization information. The performance of several Pseudo-Coherent Detection (PCD) algorithms are compared to square-law detection with a constant false alarm rate (CFAR) processor. Intracell and intercell performance of these discrimination processors are determined using theoretical analyses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111583

Entities

People

  • D. L. Odom
  • E. E. Martin
  • H. G. Cox
  • J. D. Echard

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Aspect Angle
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dual Mode
  • Engineering
  • False Alarms
  • Mathematical Models
  • Phase Detectors
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radar Reflections
  • Radar Signals
  • Random Variables
  • Transmitters
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.