Title :
Chirp-signal based processor for radar antennas
Author :
Tan, Y.K. ; Hoole, P.R.P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Inst., Singapore
Abstract :
A radar antenna that is transmitting and receiving chirp signals captures information of the target orientation. A mathematical model which contains the orientation angle of the target is presented. Further, a signal processor is developed for signals scattered from two prominent point sources. It is shown that the inclination angle, which is termed the pitch attitude of the aircraft, may be estimated quite accurately using this chirp-signal model-based processor.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; maximum likelihood estimation; radar antennas; radar resolution; radar signal processing; receiving antennas; transmitting antennas; MLE; aircraft; chirp-signal based processor; high resolution radar; inclination angle; mathematical model; orientation angle; pitch attitude; point sources; radar antennas; receiving antenna; scattered signal; signal processor; target; target orientation; transmitting antenna; Aircraft; Chirp; Mathematical model; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Receiving antennas; Signal processing; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1998. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4478-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1998.702191