{"title":"Adaptive detection in dense target environments","authors":"W. Melvin, J. Guerci","doi":"10.1109/NRC.2001.922975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NRC.2001.922975","url":null,"abstract":"We consider the impact of target signals corrupting the covariance estimate when implementing STAP in ground moving target indication (GMTI) scenarios. Herein, we propose a model for seeding the radar data cube with target signals and calculate both asymptotic and finite training data detection losses. In general, both the location and strength of the corruptive target signals influence performance: under practical conditions, SINR loss can exceed 10 dB. Measured MCARM data confirms the presence of ample ground moving target signals in the radar field of regard under typical operating conditions. We conclude by briefly considering several mitigating strategies as well.","PeriodicalId":214828,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference (Cat. No.01CH37200)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116964302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Radar imaging of ground moving targets","authors":"V. Chen, R. Lipps, M. Bottoms","doi":"10.1109/NRC.2001.923017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NRC.2001.923017","url":null,"abstract":"We analyze the effect of target motion on synthetic aperture radar images and discuss how a multi-aperture radar can detect, focus and relocate moving targets in clutter. AN/APY-6 radar data is used for analyzing the radar imaging of ground moving targets. Some applications of the time-frequency transform to detect and focus moving targets are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":214828,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference (Cat. No.01CH37200)","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126013688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Full spatial and polarimetric characterization of a UHF antenna for ultrawide SAR","authors":"J. Ralston, E.L. Ayres","doi":"10.1109/NRC.2001.923009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NRC.2001.923009","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the analysis performed on a developmental ultra-high-frequency (UHF) antenna intended to support ultrawide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) on a Global Hawk platform. Both full-scale and 1/4 -scale test articles were fabricated. The patterns of the 1/4 -scale articles were measured over a full 4/spl pi/ steradians. Full-scale articles were measured over reduced angular regions sufficient to validate scaling. All measurements were fully polarimetric.","PeriodicalId":214828,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference (Cat. No.01CH37200)","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126671430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MSAG based MAE-UAV active array antenna","authors":"C. Quintero, M. Jenabi, T. Brukiewa","doi":"10.1109/NRC.2001.923011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NRC.2001.923011","url":null,"abstract":"This paper summarizes the key enabling technologies developed during a three-year effort to design and demonstrate the advanced performance of a multi-function self-aligned gate (MSAG) MMIC-based MAE-UAV active array antenna. The antenna system was developed as prototype for future SATCOM and SAR antennas to be used aboard unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAV). This effort culminated in 1998 with a highly successful field demonstration at the CIRPAS facility (Center for Interdisciplinary Remotely Piloted Aircraft studies) in Marina, California.","PeriodicalId":214828,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference (Cat. No.01CH37200)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116276678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clutter suppression in radar by quasi-continuous complex signal and processing algorithm structure optimization","authors":"S.P. Kalenitchenko, R.V. Rodionov","doi":"10.1109/NRC.2001.923019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NRC.2001.923019","url":null,"abstract":"The synthesis algorithm of a pair of signal-linked filters for navigational radars with one antenna using a complex amplitude-phase modulated waveform of long duration with coherent processing in the receiver is considered. A harmful influence of the ambiguity function (AF) sidelobes on target detection and parameter measurement is a significant obstacle to using the long pulse duration complex modulated waveform in marine radars. We discuss waveforms and linked processing for clutter suppression by means of AF sidelobe reduction. Some relationships for the quasi-continuous complex signal synthesis of amplitude-phase modulated waveform (APW) are given. The received signals are processed by a mismatch filter. The synthesis criterion of the mismatch filter structure was a root mean square minimization of the output signal sidelobe level. The computer synthesis software of the quasi-optimum mismatch processing structure has been developed. We give some examples of the waveform and mismatch algorithms of their professing which could be used in marine and coastal radars for surveillance of surface targets and navigation.","PeriodicalId":214828,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference (Cat. No.01CH37200)","volume":"1105 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132455565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On CFAR detection of oil slicks on the ocean surface by a multifrequency and/or multipolarization SAR","authors":"A. Maio, G. Ricci, M. Tesauro","doi":"10.1109/NRC.2001.923004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NRC.2001.923004","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses detection of oil spills on the sea surface as viewed by multifrequency and/or multipolarimetric synthetic aperture radars. We propose a two-stage processor: the first stage is a conventional detector designed to operate in a Gaussian environment; its detections are fed to a second stage designed to discriminate between candidate oil spills and templates of dark areas due to different phenomena, based upon different multifrequency and/or polarimetric signatures. Remarkably, the second stage possesses the constant false alarm rate property with respect to all of the unknown statistics of slick-free returns.","PeriodicalId":214828,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference (Cat. No.01CH37200)","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132612452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A numerical waveform design approach to decorrelate target and noise","authors":"R. Bonneau, M. Wicks","doi":"10.1109/NRC.2001.923021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NRC.2001.923021","url":null,"abstract":"Traditional radar detection relies on predefined models for assessment of probability of detection and probability of false alarm. These models assume a target uncorrelated with clutter or other sources of interference. This assumption concerning decorrelation between the target and interference is not strictly true. We propose an iterative approach to design \"optimal\" waveforms that maximally decorrelate target and clutter returns while still keeping target signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios (SINR) levels maximized.","PeriodicalId":214828,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference (Cat. No.01CH37200)","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130842573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Train of diverse multifrequency radar pulses","authors":"N. Levanon","doi":"10.1109/NRC.2001.922958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NRC.2001.922958","url":null,"abstract":"A multifrequency pulse can be generated in many different permutations that are nearly orthogonal to each other. This property allows the generating of a coherent train of diverse pulses whose ambiguity function is devoid of most of the recurrent lobes found in a coherent train of identical pulses. The ambiguity function volume, removed from the recurrent lobes, fills and raises the sidelobe pedestal.","PeriodicalId":214828,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference (Cat. No.01CH37200)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129336319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GMTI performance of /spl Sigma//spl Delta/-STAP for a forward-looking radar","authors":"P.M. Moo","doi":"10.1109/NRC.2001.922987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NRC.2001.922987","url":null,"abstract":"The GMTI performance of /spl Sigma//spl Delta/-STAP for a forward looking phased array radar is analyzed using the simulation tool RLSTAP. /spl Sigma//spl Delta/-STAP processes the returns from sum and difference antenna channels. When used in conjunction with partially adaptive STAP methods /spl Sigma//spl Delta/-STAP is shown to achieve good GMTI performance.","PeriodicalId":214828,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference (Cat. No.01CH37200)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129358040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Space-time processing for airborne high range resolution phased array radar","authors":"N. Jiang, Jian Li","doi":"10.1109/NRC.2001.922988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NRC.2001.922988","url":null,"abstract":"This paper considers the clutter suppression and feature extraction of multiple moving targets for airborne high range resolution (HRR) phased array radar. We show how to use a vector autoregressive (VAR) filtering technique to suppress the clutter for HRR radar data, then a relaxation-based multiple moving target to demonstrate the effectiveness of the algorithm.","PeriodicalId":214828,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Radar Conference (Cat. No.01CH37200)","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127600765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}