Benchmark problem for beam pointing control of phased array radar against maneuvering targets

Author

Blair, W.D. ; Watson, G.A. ; Hoffman, S.A.

Author_Institution

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

29 June-1 July 1994

Firstpage

2071

Abstract

Presents a benchmark problem for tracking maneuvering targets. The benchmark problem involves beam pointing control of a phased array (agile beam) radar against highly maneuvering targets. A testbed simulation program that includes the effects of target amplitude fluctuations, beamshape, missed detections, finite resolution, target maneuvers, and track loss is described. Limits on the position and maneuverability of the targets are given along with descriptions of six target trajectories. The "best" tracking algorithm is the one that requires the minimum number of radar dwells while satisfying a constraint of 4% on the maximum number of lost tracks.

Keywords

digital simulation; phased array radar; target tracking; telecommunication computing; agile beam; beam pointing control; beamshape; finite resolution; maneuverability; maneuvering targets; missed detections; phased array radar; radar dwells; target amplitude fluctuations; target maneuvers; testbed simulation program; track loss; tracking; Algorithm design and analysis; Benchmark testing; Fluctuations; Minimization methods; Monte Carlo methods; Phased arrays; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Target tracking; Trajectory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

American Control Conference, 1994

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1783-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACC.1994.752441

Filename

752441