A New Analysis of the Multipath Radar Data Measured by Standard Telecommunication Laboratories

Abstract

Presented is a new analysis of some multipath radar data measured with an array antenna and low-flying aircraft by Standard Telecommunication Laboratories (STL) Ltd. The data have previously been analyzed with the singular value decomposition (SVD) method by Haykin, Greenlay, and Litva. These authors were mainly interested in whether or not the' SVD method produced elevation estimates consistently close to the true target elevations derived from an adjacent optical tracker. The new analysis, also using the SVD method, has produced additional results. Firstly, it demonstrates a practical technique for selecting target elevation estimates when the target range was less than 6.5 km. Secondly, it provides an explanation, supported with simulations, for the presence of many false tracks branching out from the target and image tracks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA261981

Entities

People

  • Eric K. Hung
  • Janet E. Morris
  • Robert W. Herring

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Amplitude
  • Antennas
  • Arrays
  • Calibration
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Simulations
  • Elevation
  • Measuring Instruments
  • National Security
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • United Kingdom

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Linear Algebra
  • Radar Systems Engineering.