An Introduction to Wideband Ambiguity Functions and Time-Scale Representations for Radar/Sonar Applications

Abstract

Recent advancements in the ability of radar/sonar systems to launch and analyze signals of very short time duration have caused many to re-examine the so-called wideband ambiguity function. Much of this work has been at a mathematical level that has placed it out of reach to many radar and sonar engineers. Some of the work has been incomplete--occasionally even incorrect. Our present pedagogical discussion uses the standard time-frequency motivation for time-scale distributions. We compare and contrast the usual narrowband techniques with the wideband approach and explain how high-resolution downrange imaging requires an understanding of the latter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268722

Entities

People

  • Brett Borden

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Ambiguity
  • Bandwidth
  • Contrast
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Frequency Shift
  • High Resolution
  • Integrals
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Motivation
  • Narrowband
  • Radar
  • Standards

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.