Title :
Most threatening trajectories in a radar coverage area
Author :
Gauguelin, Gabriel ; Barbaresco, Frédéric ; Zolesio, Jean Paul
Author_Institution :
Inst. Non-Lineaire de Nice & Thales Surface Radar, Limours, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we will address one key issue for radar load regulation related to dwell priority assignment of Search Domains. Threat Level of search beam position is based on density map of most threatening trajectories (penetration corridors). We studied properties of these trajectories so as to find theoretical results (existence or unicity) and also search algorithm which would be able to compute these trajectories. More particularly, we saw that the classical ¿shortest path algorithm¿ get useless when dealing with an additional local geometric constraints (local anisotropy of target Radar Cross Section). We built two sorts of algorithm in order to take this local constraint into account.
Keywords :
load regulation; radar cross-sections; radar tracking; search radar; local geometric constraints; priority assignment; radar coverage area; radar load regulation; radar trajectories; search beam position; search domain; shortest path algorithm; target radar cross section; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Level set; Phased arrays; Radar cross section; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Time factors; Trajectory; Level Set; Markov Chains; detection probability; optimization; radar cross section;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference - Surveillance for a Safer World, 2009. RADAR. International
Conference_Location :
Bordeaux
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-55-7