Recognition of a Target on an ARWBC RTI

Abstract

The task faced by the All Range WideBand Channel (ARWBC) operator at ALCOR while trying to detect the presence and location of a target of interest on the RTI display was examined with the aid of digital RTIs produced by a computer simulation. Controlled levels of three degrading factors: (1) background clutter, (2) missed target returns, and (3) an unsteady target track were produced in the simulation RTIs and a subjective judgment made as to which RTIs contained detectable target tracks. In this way, useful limits were established on tolerable levels of the three degrading factors considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 12, 1976
Accession Number
ADA344744

Entities

People

  • Michael Lewis

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Massachusetts
  • Observers
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Random Variables
  • Research Facilities
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Target Detection
  • White Noise

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design