Investigation on low-angle tracking technique for tactical radar

Author

She, Shaug ; Yinghe, Xu

Author_Institution

Xian Res. Inst. of Navigation Technol., Xi´´an, China

fYear

1996

fDate

8-10 Oct 1996

Firstpage

633

Lastpage

636

Abstract

Accurate tracking of targets flying at low attitudes above a smooth surface is difficult because of the multipath propagation effects. In accordance with this problem, a new method for eliminating the effects of the specular component on the performance of radar low-angle tracking is presented, with emphasis on high range resolution (HRR) profiling of a target in the presence of multipath. This method does not depend on the specific signal processing and the assumption of environmental conditions. The results of simulation and field testing are also discussed

Keywords

military systems; multipath channels; radar cross-sections; radar signal processing; radar tracking; radiowave propagation; signal resolution; environmental conditions; field testing; flying target tracking; high range resolution profiling; multipath propagation effects; radar echoes; radar low-angle tracking; radar performance; radar signal model; signal processing; simulation; smooth surface; specular component; stepped frequency waveforms; tactical radar; Bandwidth; Frequency; Light scattering; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Radar tracking; Signal resolution; Target tracking; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar, 1996. Proceedings., CIE International Conference of

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2914-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICR.1996.574558

Filename

574558