Title :
Radar measurement accuracy for fluctuating targets
Author_Institution :
Mark Resources, Santa Monica, CA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The impact of target radar cross-section (RCS) fluctuations on the thermal noise limited accuracy of radar measurements of range, range rate, and angle are evaluated for the Swerling fluctuation models. For large signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs), the accuracy criterion used is the measurement error with the same probability span as the one corresponding to the standard deviation points of the measurement error for the nonfluctuating model.
Keywords :
measurement errors; radar applications; radar cross-sections; thermal noise; Swerling fluctuation model; accuracy; fluctuating targets; measurement error; probability; radar cross-section; radar measurements; signal-to-noise ratios; standard deviation points; thermal noise; Discrete transforms; Error analysis; Fluctuations; H infinity control; Measurement errors; Measurement standards; Noise measurement; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Signal to noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
