Radar Frequency Selection Strategies.

Abstract

Strategies for improving the radar detection of weak targets are examined. These strategies are based on transmitting a few pulses, selecting a frequency which obtains the highest signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) on a fluctuating target whose position is not exactly known, and transmitting the remaining pulses during mainbeam illumination at that frequency. Some improvement over random frequency selection is obtained on the selected target while a small degradation occurs for other targets located in the beam. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 1984
Accession Number
ADA147493

Entities

People

  • B. H. Cantrell
  • Gerard V. Trunk

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • False Alarms
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Agility
  • Gaussian Noise
  • Military Research
  • Noise
  • Numbers
  • Probability
  • Radar
  • Radar Beams
  • Random Variables
  • Search Radar
  • Simulations
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.