Waveform Design Compensation for Moving Extended Targets

Abstract

The Cognitive Radar (CR) is a new field for radar research. Its basic characteristics are introduced in this thesis. Two specific types of waveforms are used in this research; wideband and an adaptive waveform called probability weighted energy (PWE) waveform. This thesis also illustrates a comparison of two approaches to using a target recognition CR system. The first approach is to set a specific probability threshold but without limiting the number of transmissions. In contrast, the second approach is to set a specific number of transmissions. Moreover, waveform design due to moving target and a static target recognition CR system using wideband waveform and PWE waveform is presented. For a target whose extent changes with motion, a CR system must compensate the waveforms in order to mitigate the effect on performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA584637

Entities

People

  • Emmanouil Mourtzakis

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calorific Value
  • Case Studies
  • Classification
  • Compensation
  • Contrast
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Energy Levels
  • High Energy
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Moving Targets
  • Probability
  • Radar
  • Recognition
  • Signal Processing
  • Simulations
  • Target Recognition

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.