Title :
Ultra wideband, multi-mode radar processing
Author :
Kapfer, Robert M. ; Davis, Mark E.
Author_Institution :
Black River Syst. Co., Utica, NY, USA
Abstract :
Recent advances in wideband digital waveform generation, analog-to-digital converters (ADC) and high speed parallel processing provide the technology to develop ultra wideband systems for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and ground moving target indication (GMTI) modes. A system equipped with this capability will provide uninterrupted coverage on targets entering and exiting the main-beam clutter of the Radar, typically seen in move-stop-move environments. The evolving challenge is to develop a common waveform, with emphasis on real-time signal processing, for ubiquitous target detection that employs SAR, along-track interferometry (ATI) and GMTI for advanced tracking.
Keywords :
radar clutter; radar interferometry; radar signal processing; synthetic aperture radar; target tracking; ultra wideband radar; ADC; ATI; GMTI mode; SAR; advanced tracking; along-track interferometry; analog-to-digital converters; ground moving target indication mode; high speed parallel processing; main-beam clutter; move-stop-move environments; multimode radar processing; real-time signal processing; simultaneous synthetic aperture radar; ubiquitous target detection; ultra wideband radar processing; ultra wideband systems; uninterrupted coverage; wideband digital waveform generation; Bandwidth; Clutter; Image resolution; Object detection; Radar; Radar antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference (RADAR), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0656-0
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2012.6212118