A Clutter Model for Space Based Radar

Abstract

A clutter model for a pulse doppler space based radar simulation is described. Ground clutter is represented as a random process with mean power, mean doppler, and doppler spread determined from experimental measurements and from physical and geometrical quantities pertinent to the radar location, look angle, beam pattern, etc. The above three quantities are used to define the clutter spectrum observed at a given radar range gate, and a statistical signal generation technique is employed to generate a realization or sample of the instantaneous clutter signal observed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA150279

Entities

People

  • C. J. Lauer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doppler Effect
  • Doppler Radar
  • Elevation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Grazing Angles
  • Ground Clutter
  • Low Altitude
  • Power Spectra
  • Refraction
  • Sea Clutter
  • Space Based
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects