• DocumentCode
    848709
  • Title

    Radar measurement accuracy for fluctuating targets

  • Author

    Lank, G.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Mark Resources, Santa Monica, CA, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    11/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    868
  • Lastpage
    870
  • Abstract
    The impact of target radar cross-section (RCS) fluctuations on the thermal noise limited accuracy of radar measurements of range, range rate, and angle are evaluated for the Swerling fluctuation models. For large signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs), the accuracy criterion used is the measurement error with the same probability span as the one corresponding to the standard deviation points of the measurement error for the nonfluctuating model.
  • Keywords
    measurement errors; radar applications; radar cross-sections; thermal noise; Swerling fluctuation model; accuracy; fluctuating targets; measurement error; probability; radar cross-section; radar measurements; signal-to-noise ratios; standard deviation points; thermal noise; Discrete transforms; Error analysis; Fluctuations; H infinity control; Measurement errors; Measurement standards; Noise measurement; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Signal to noise ratio;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/7.104245
  • Filename
    104245