An object-oriented toolkit for adaptive beamforming performance modelling

There has been considerable interest in applying sensor array signal processing techniques to a variety of radar applications. The use of adaptive spatial and temporal filtering techniques has been widely discussed. The relative expense of building hardware and conducting experiments has led to a strong emphasis on simulation as a way of developing new equipment, but there are currently no software tools available that are particularly suited to the problems of simulating sensor array systems. This paper describes the current state of development of an adaptive array processing toolset (AdAPT), which is capable of modelling systems comprising large numbers of sensors. AdAPT encompasses modelling a target environment, design of array hardware, application and design of signal processing algorithms and the display and interaction of data as it flows through the design scenario. We also discuss the graphical user interface to AdAPT