Optimization of single transmit pulse shape to maximize detection and identification of ground mobile targets

Author

Garren, David A. ; Osborn, M.K. ; Odom, Anne C. ; Goldstein, J.Scott ; Pillai, S. Unnikrishna ; Guerci, Joseph R.

Author_Institution

Sci. Applications Int. Corp., Arlington, VA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

Oct. 29 2000-Nov. 1 2000

Firstpage

1535

Abstract

This paper investigates the optimization of a single transmit pulse shape and the receiver response to maximize either target detection or identity discrimination between two structurally similar ground mobile targets: the T-72 and M1 main battle tanks. This theory incorporates effects due to the uncertainty in the prior knowledge of the target aspect relative to the sensor. The improvement in the signal-to-interference-plus-noise (SINR) resulting from the optimized transmit pulse shape over that of a standard chirped waveform typically lies between 4 dB and 9 dB. Similar improvements in target identification performance are also obtained.

Keywords

military equipment; military radar; optimisation; pulse shaping; radar detection; radar interference; radar receivers; radar target recognition; M1 main battle tank; SINR; T-72 main battle tank; chirped waveform; ground mobile target detection; ground mobile target identification; receiver response; sensor; signal-to-interference-plus-noise; target aspect; target detection; target identification performance; target identity discrimination; transmit pulse shape optimization; Chirp; Clutter; Frequency response; Object detection; Pulse shaping methods; Radar; Shape; Signal to noise ratio; Uncertainty; White noise;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signals, Systems and Computers, 2000. Conference Record of the Thirty-Fourth Asilomar Conference on

Conference_Location

Pacific Grove, CA, USA

ISSN

1058-6393

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6514-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACSSC.2000.911247

Filename

911247