Title :
An MSK Waveform for Radar Applications
Author :
Quirk, Kevin J. ; Srinivasan, Meera
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We introduce a minimum shift keying (MSK) waveform developed for use in radar applications. This waveform is characterized in terms of its spectrum, autocorrelation, and ambiguity function, and is compared with the conventionally used bi-phase coded (BPC) radar signal. It is shown that the MSK waveform has several advantages when compared with the BPC waveform, and is a better candidate for deep-space radar imaging systems such as NASA´s Goldstone Solar System Radar.
Keywords :
codes; minimum shift keying; radar signal processing; MSK waveform; NASA Goldstone Solar System Radar; ambiguity function; autocorrelation; biphase coded radar signal; deep-space radar imaging systems; minimum shift keying waveform; radar applications; spectrum; Autocorrelation; Baseband; Doppler radar; Moon; Radar applications; Radar imaging; Radio frequency; Signal resolution; Solar system; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 2009. GLOBECOM 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4148-8
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.2009.5425647
