Continuous high PRF waveforms for challenging environments

Steven Jaroszewski; Allan Corbeil; Robert Ryland; David Sobota

doi:10.1117/12.2262528

1 May 2017 Continuous high PRF waveforms for challenging environments

Steven Jaroszewski, Allan Corbeil, Robert Ryland, David Sobota

Proceedings Volume 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI; 1018804 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262528
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2017, Anaheim, CA, United States

Abstract

Current airborne radar systems segment the available time-on-target during each beam dwell into multiple Coherent Processing Intervals (CPIs) in order to eliminate range eclipsing, solve for unambiguous range, and increase the detection performance against larger Radar Cross Section (RCS) targets. As a consequence, these radars do not realize the full Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) increase and detection performance improvement that is possible. Continuous High Pulse Repetition Frequency (HPRF) waveforms and processing enables the coherent integration of all available radar data over the full time-on-target. This can greatly increase the SNR for air targets at long range and/or with weak radar returns and significantly improve the detection performance against such targets. TSC worked with its partner KeyW to implement a Continuous HPRF waveform in their Sahara radar testbed and obtained measured radar data on both a ground vehicle target and an airborne target of opportunity. This experimental data was processed by TSC to validate the expected benefits of Continuous HPRF waveforms.

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Steven Jaroszewski, Allan Corbeil, Robert Ryland, and David Sobota "Continuous high PRF waveforms for challenging environments", Proc. SPIE 10188, Radar Sensor Technology XXI, 1018804 (1 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262528

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