Synthetic range profiling, ISAR imaging of sea vessels and feature extraction, using a multimode radar to classify targets: Initial results from field trials

Author

Gaffar, M.Y.A. ; Nel, W.A.J. ; Naicker, K. ; Steyn, J. ; Alanazi, T. ; Alzamil, A.

Author_Institution

Radar & Electron. Warfare, Council for Sci. & Ind. Res. (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa

fYear

2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper describes the design and working principles of an experimental multimode radar with a stepped-frequency Synthetic Range Profiling (SRP) and Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) capability for the purpose of operator-based classification of small to medium sized sea vessels in littoral condition. The experimental multimode radar is based on an experimental tracking radar that was modified to generate SRP and ISAR images in both search and tracking modes. The architecture and functionality of the experimental system is described. Initial results from field experiments are presented to demonstrate the functionality of the system.

Keywords

feature extraction; oceanographic techniques; radar imaging; radar tracking; synthetic aperture radar; target tracking; ISAR imaging; experimental multimode radar; feature extraction; inverse synthetic aperture radar; operator-based classification; sea vessels; stepped-frequency synthetic range profiling; synthetic range profiling; tracking modes; Calibration; Feature extraction; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Radar tracking; Sea measurements; Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar; Synthetic Range Profiling; feature extraction; maritime classification; multimode radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference (SIECPC), 2011 Saudi International

Conference_Location

Riyadh

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0068-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-0067-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SIECPC.2011.5876925

Filename

5876925