ECCM Waveform Investigation

Abstract

The program's objective was to determine the potential ECCM performance of coded waveforms for a tactical radar scenario. The waveform parameters investigated were phase/frequency coding, bandwidth, repetition period, duration/peak power, and side lobe levels. A recommended waveform library is presented. One of the program results is that an optimum waveform bandwidth exists for detecting targets in broadband noise. For tactical radar targets this bandwidth is of the order of 40 MHz or less. However, the recommended waveform is a low bandwidth, 250 kHz, multiple-channel frequency diversity waveform. Its performance is only 0.8 dB less than the wide bandwidth optimum. In addition, this waveform has significant advantages in spot jamming and false target repeater jammer environments. It also has significant cost advantages.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADB021193

Entities

People

  • Ramon Nitzberg
  • Richard D. Taylor

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Bandwidth
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Jamming
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Diversity
  • Information Science
  • Jammers
  • Jamming
  • Radar
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transmitters
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.