Title :
Impact of target RCS fluctuations on radar measurement accuracy
Author_Institution :
Swerling, Manasse & Smith Inc., Woodlands Hills, CA
fDate :
7/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
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 is evaluated for Swerling fluctuation models. The impact is expressed as a modification of the large-signal approximation to the standard deviation σ of measurement error
Keywords :
fluctuations; measurement errors; radar measurement; thermal noise; Swerling fluctuation models; angle; large-signal approximation; measurement error; radar measurement; range rate; standard deviation; target radar cross section; thermal noise; Antenna measurements; Fluctuations; Goniometers; Measurement errors; Measurement standards; Noise measurement; Probability density function; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Signal to noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
