The Effects of Resolution and other Factors on Target Acquisition Performance Using Simulated Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery.

Abstract

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensors offer all-weather and stand-off range capabilities when employed against target acquisition tasks. SAR may be used by attack, surveillance, and/or reconnaissance platforms to detect, locate, track, and identify mobile targets such as theater ballistic missile launch vehicles. Operator performance with SAR varies as a function of sensor resolution, sensor employment geometry (grazing angle), and overall scene clutter. This study manipulated these variables through the generation of controlled simulated SAR imagery.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304159

Entities

People

  • Gilbert G. Kuperman
  • Judi E. See

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Detectors
  • Geometry
  • Grazing Angles
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Radar
  • Reconnaissance
  • Surveillance
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Acquisition
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.