• DocumentCode
    3254131
  • Title

    Fast discrete chirp Fourier transforms for radar signal detection systems using cluster computer implementations

  • Author

    Aceros-Moreno, Cesar A. ; Rodriguez, Domingo

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Puerto Rico Univ., Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    7-10 Aug. 2005
  • Firstpage
    1047
  • Abstract
    A useful processing tool for time-frequency signals known as the discrete chirp Fourier transform (DCFT) and its implementation using cluster computers for application to radar signal analysis. a time-frequency signal is defined as a signal whose spectral distribution changes with time. chirp signals, as time-frequency signals which are linearly frequency modulated, are widely used in many detection, estimation, and imaging radar applications. DCFT implementations for radar systems provide important information about the nature of radar signals and allow to determine certain spectral characteristics used in signal detection and estimation processes.
  • Keywords
    discrete Fourier transforms; radar detection; radar signal processing; time-frequency analysis; workstation clusters; MPI cluster; cluster computer implementation; fast discrete chirp Fourier transform; imaging radar application; linear frequency modulation; radar signal detection system; time-frequency signal; Chirp modulation; Computer applications; Fourier transforms; Frequency estimation; Radar applications; Radar imaging; Radar signal processing; Signal detection; Signal processing; Time frequency analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2005. 48th Midwest Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9197-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.2005.1594284
  • Filename
    1594284