• DocumentCode
    1027678
  • Title

    Spread ambiguity functions

  • Author

    Soliman, Samir S. ; Scholtz, Robert A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, TX, USA
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    343
  • Lastpage
    347
  • Abstract
    A generalized spread ambiguity function is defined, and its relationship to P.M. Woodward´s (1953) ambiguity function for different models is developed. A derivation and discussion of the properties of the spread ambiguity function are presented. It is shown that smoothing the ambiguity function by the scattering function of the channel does not alter the properties of the ambiguity function. Measures of RMS correlation time and RMS correlation bandwidth of nonstationary processes are defined. An example is given to demonstrate how spread ambiguity functions can be used to help in signal design when dealing with doubly spread targets
  • Keywords
    information theory; radar theory; RMS correlation bandwidth; RMS correlation time; information theory; nonstationary processes; radar; scattering function; signal design; spread ambiguity function; Autocorrelation; Delay estimation; Mean square error methods; Narrowband; Parameter estimation; Radar detection; Radar theory; Signal resolution; Signal to noise ratio; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9448
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/18.2649
  • Filename
    2649