Micro-doppler effect analysis of single bird and bird flock for linear FMCW radar

Abstract

The oscillating and swinging parts of a target observed by radar cause additional frequency modulation and induce sidebands in the target's Doppler frequency shift (micro-Doppler). This effect provides unique features for classification in radar systems. In this paper, the micro-Doppler spectra and range-Doppler matrices of single bird and bird flocks are obtained by simulations for linear FMCW radar. Obtained range-Doppler matrices are compared for single bird and bird flock under several scenarios and new features are proposed for classification.