Large Dynamic Range Radar Cross Section Parallel Tracking.

Abstract

Maintaining radar track of small targets in close proximity to much larger targets was the primary thrust of the Large Dynamic Range (LDR) program. Environmental factors and phenomenology associated with the RF tracking problem were explored to determine discriminants that could enhance the tracking performance. An RCS modeling technique was developed and verified against existing known models so the co-target interference phenomena could be simulated in a VAX computer. Six specific methods were studied and algorithms developed to determine the best method for reducing the co-target interference. An additional effect of the co-target interference phenomenology was discovered that may improve the detection process. The algorithms were employed in a tracking simulation to determine their relative performance. A future study to verify the results of the LDR program by physical measurement is recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304014

Entities

People

  • Larry Doan
  • Oleg Brovko
  • Patrick A. Day

Organizations

  • Hughes Aircraft Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Computational Science
  • Detection
  • Diffraction
  • Doppler Radar
  • Dynamic Range
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Geometry
  • Mathematical Filters
  • Measurement
  • Multiple Hypothesis Tracking
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Scattering
  • Simulations

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Vision.
  • Theoretical Analysis.