利用脉组间频率步进信号合成UWB距离像及类MUSIC法对速度的高分辨估计(英文)

提出一种称为类多信号分类(CMUSIC)的方法,其利用脉组间频率步进信号,在具有M个脉冲的脉冲串(子带,即窄带)中高分辨估计径向速度。利用此速度估计值补偿距离-多普勒耦合和多普勒色散后,对跨子带进行快速傅里叶变换则可获得合成超宽带高分辨距离像。和其他方法相比,CMUSIC在低信噪比时具有较好的速度估计性能。当M大于具有不同径向速度的目标个数Q时,该方法在小M值下依然有优越的速度估计性能。此外,经过径向速度解模糊后,该方法适应高径向速度运动的目标。随着国防技术的突飞猛进地发展以及高速先进飞行器的涌现,这具有重要的实际价值。仿真结果验证了该方法的可行及有效性。     

基于常规多普勒滤波器组结构的合成宽带距离像性能分析

为了消除散布效应对宽带信号的不利影响,可以利用多个窄带信号合成宽带信号;同时,通过在子带内处理相干脉冲串,可进行杂波抑制、目标速度估计和区分不同速度的目标。然而,在子带内分别使用常规多普勒滤波器组,会引进多普勒散布效应所造成的输出失配误差,从而造成合成距离像的失真。分析了多普勒散布效应与子带常规多普勒滤波器组输出失配之间的关系,推导了运动目标通过滤波器组后所成高分辨距离像的距离走动公式,给出了适合子带常规多普勒滤波器组的目标速度临界值。仿真实验验证了以上结论。     

相控阵主动雷达导引头波形策略

针对高脉冲重复频率脉冲多普勒(HPRF-PD)体制的相控阵主动雷达导引头中存在的距离遮挡问题,设计了一种新的波形选择策略。首先,利用提出的脉冲重复频率(PRF)波形选择策略,离线计算得到距离对应PRF的波形查找表。然后,通过叉积自动频率控制环路滤波(CPAFCLF)算法预估下个相参处理间隔(CPI)导引头与目标间的径向相对速度,并联合提出的基于Sage-Husa带有速度预测的自适应"当前"统计模型(SH-ACSMVP)算法得到的距离跟踪值,获得下个CPI的距离预测值。在跟踪机动目标场景中,相比于"当前"统计(CS)模型跟踪算法及基于"当前"统计模型的自适应无迹卡尔曼滤波(CAUKF)算法,本文算法得到的距离预测误差更小,误差收敛速度更快。根据此距离预测值从波形查找表中选择波形发射,作为下个CPI的发射波形,实现后续跟踪阶段的抗距离遮挡,提高目标跟踪性能。仿真结果表明了本文所设计波形选择策略的正确性及有效性。     

基于图像质量度量准则的空间目标平动补偿

为了获得空间目标的微动信息,需要对雷达回波中的高速平动分量进行精确补偿。针对空间目标高速运动对微动信息提取的影响问题,首先分析了空间目标平动对微多普勒频率的调制影响,得到目标高速平动,特别是平动加速度、平动加加速度对微多普勒频率趋势性调制现象将干扰微多普勒频率提取的结论。在此基础上,利用目标平动直接导致目标多普勒频谱展宽的特点,提出了一种基于图像质量度量准则的空间目标平动参数估计方法,并根据估计出的平动参数实现运动补偿。最后,采用空间目标多散射中心模型,进行平动补偿分析,仿真结果验证了该方法的有效性。     

非正侧视阵列机载雷达多空间角补偿算法

 非正侧阵列机载雷达的杂波分布随距离变化而变化,各距离单元的杂波分布不再满足独立同分布条件,造成统计型空时自适应处理(STAP)处理器性能下降。本文提出了一种多空间角补偿(MSAC)的非正侧视机载雷达杂波抑制方法,该方法先通过角度-多普勒补偿(ADC)预处理以消除在谱中心处的杂波非均匀,然后采用MSAC法在多个多普勒方向使参考单元和待检测单元的杂波谱保持一致,从而进一步消除在其余方位的杂波非均匀。仿真结果表明了该方法的性能明显优于ADC法,且运算量增加不多。     

双基角时变下的空间目标BISAR自聚焦算法

以空间目标为研究对象,针对双基地逆合成孔径雷达(BISAR)成像中双基角变化及同步误差导致的二维ISAR像散焦问题,提出了基于粒子群优化(PSO)的非参数自聚焦算法。算法首先将回波中平动和转动及同步误差等因素导致的相位变化项统一建模,其次将二维图像对比度最大作为优化目标,利用PSO算法对所有高次项相位进行整体优化估计,然后对高阶相位项进行补偿,最后基于补偿后剩余的一阶线性相位项进行方位压缩得到目标的二维ISAR像。算法可解决参数相位误差估计法中因模型误差导致的聚焦精度下降问题,同时也降低了BISAR自聚焦算法的复杂度。通过与参数法自聚焦算法的性能进行对比仿真实验,验证了算法的有效性。     

一种无源双星与多普勒导航系统组合的实现方法

提出了一种双星定位系统(RDSS)无源测距信息与多普勒导航系统(DNS)组合导航的方法。首先对多普勒导航系统的定位误差进行了计算机仿真分析,得到了航姿系统(AHS)的航向角误差是系统主要误差源的结论。随后讨论了在气压高度信息辅助下无源双星和多普勒导航系统组合消除航向角误差影响的可行性,并且给出了利用卡尔曼滤波进行无源双星与多普勒导航系统组合的实现方法。计算机仿真和直升机搭载试飞的组合定位结果表明:无源双星与多普勒导航系统组合仅通过对多普勒导航系统的地速数据和两颗卫星无源测距差进行处理即可完成平面导航定位,从而摆脱了对航姿系统中航向角信息的依赖,抑制了平面定位误差的增长,获得较高导航定位精度的同时能够满足高动态导航定位的要求,为双星系统的无源应用提供了一条新的途径。     

改进的格网惯导系统无阻尼综合校正方法

综合校正技术可作为抑制格网惯导系统（INS）导航误差的有效手段。加速度计零偏所造成的水平姿态误差是导致综合校正中陀螺漂移估计精度受限的重要因素。针对这一问题，提出了一种改进的无阻尼综合校正方法。首先，推导了格网坐标系框架下估计加速度计零偏和姿态的目标函数；其次，介绍了无阻尼条件下综合校正的两个核心方程；最后设计了无阻尼两点校策略。综合校正前，在多普勒计程仪（DVL）提供的速度辅助下完成加速度计零偏的估计和补偿，以此消除加速度计零偏所造成的水平姿态误差对综合校正中陀螺漂移估计精度的影响。在两次间断的外部位置和航向辅助下通过所设计的综合校正策略完成对陀螺漂移的估计。校正策略中所涉及的水平姿态误差在DVL辅助下由参数估计方法估计得到。仿真及实验结果表明：与现有的研究相比，所设计的综合校正方案进一步减少了DVL的辅助时间，同时由于准确地估计和补偿了加速度计零偏，陀螺漂移的估计精度显著提高，该方案在抑制导航误差方面具备更明显的优势。     

基于数值计算的机载SAR空变运动补偿算法

针对机载合成孔径雷达(SAR)高分辨率宽测绘带(HRWS)成像问题,在分析结合两步运动误差补偿的距离徙动算法基础上,提出一种基于数值计算的空变运动误差补偿算法。通过对粗聚焦图像进行分块,在子块的两维波数域进行空变运动补偿,补偿的相位包括方位相位误差、距离相位误差以及方位和距离的耦合相位,因此该算法在复杂航迹、高分辨和宽测绘带情况下仍具有较好的鲁棒性。最后对SAR仿真数据和实测数据进行处理,并与结合两步运动误差补偿的距离徙动算法进行比较,处理结果表明该算法能够更好地补偿空变运动误差。     

基于修正离散Chirp-Fourier变换的高速目标ISAR距离像补偿

分析了高速运动目标的逆合成孔径雷达（ISAR）回波信号模型和高速运动对ISAR信号处理的影响。结果表明,高速运动特征会导致目标一维距离像的畸变和二维像的模糊。为此,提出了一种基于修正离散Chirp Fourier变换（MDCFT）的高速运动目标距离像补偿算法,采用MDCFT谱包络最小Shannon熵准则进行参数估计,可解决幅度最大准则下参数估计性能恶化的问题。仿真结果表明了该距离像补偿算法的有效性。     

Clutter Performance of Coherent Pulse Trains for Targets with Range Acceleration

The clutter performance of coherent pulse trains is examined when the duration of the pulse train is increased to values for which range acceleration effects must be taken into account. The problem of target detection against a clutter background with differential Doppler is studied in terms of the range acceleration effects on the conventional Doppler response. Specifically considered are the consequences on the sidelobe level and width of the main Doppler lobe. The analysis shows that the sidelobe level remains essentially unchanged when the range acceleration mismatch becomes significant. However, the main Doppler response broadens in proportion to the magnitude of the acceleration mismatch. Thus, an increase of the signal duration for better Doppler resolution is useful only until acceleration effects spread the Doppler spectrum of the clutter and eliminate the differential Doppler between targets and clutter.     

A novel range-Doppler imaging algorithm with OFDM radar

Traditional pulse Doppler radar estimates the Doppler frequency by taking advantage of Doppler modulation over different pulses and usually it requires a few pulses to estimate the Doppler frequency. In this paper, a novel range-Doppler imaging algorithm based on single pulse with orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM) radar is proposed, where the OFDM pulse is composed of phase coded symbols. The Doppler frequency is estimated using one single pulse by utilizing Doppler modulation over different symbols, which remarkably increases the data update rate. Besides, it is shown that the range and Doppler estimations are completely independent and the well-known range-Doppler coupling effect does not exist. The effects of target movement on the performances of the proposed algorithm are also discussed and the results show that the algorithm is not sensitive to velocity. Performances of the proposed algorithm as well as comparisons with other range-Doppler algorithms are demonstrated via simulation experiments.     

Clutter Suppression by Complex Weighting of Coherent Pulse Trains

Uniform coherent pulse trains offer a practical solution to the problem of designing a radar signal possessing both high range and range-rate resolution. The Doppler sensitivity provides some rejection of off-Doppler (clutter) returns in the matched filter receiver. This paper considers the use of a processor in which members of the received pulse train are selectively weighted in amplitude and phase to improve clutter suppression. The techniques described are particularly suitable for rejecting interference entering the processor through ambiguous responses (range sidelobes) of the signal. The complex weights which are derived are optimum in the sense that they produce the maximum clutter suppression for a given detection efficiency. In determining these weights, it is assumed that the distribution of clutter in range and range rate relative to targets of interest is known. Thus, clutter suppression is achieved by reducing the sidelobe levels in specified regions of the receiver response. These techniques are directly applicable to array antennas; the analogous antenna problem would be to reduce sidelobe levels in a particular sector while preserving gain. Complex weighting is most successful when the clutter is limited in both range and velocity.     

基于高分辨距离间隔像的频率步进单脉冲雷达测角技术研究

 频率步进雷达合成高分辨距离像时对速度补偿的精度要求很高,而采用高分辨距离间隔像处理则可以大大降低这种要求。首先分析了高分辨距离间隔像成像的一些问题;然后阐述了基于高分辨距离间隔像的单脉冲雷达测角机理,并且提出了3 种过采样条件下的单脉冲雷达距离间隔像测角算法,进行了计算机仿真,结果表明距离间隔像交叉项选大测角方法性能优于其它两种方法。     

Doppler Compensation & Single Pulse Imaging using Adaptive Pulse Compression

The effects of target Doppler are addressed in relation to adaptive receive processing for radar pulse compression. To correct for Doppler-induced filter mismatch over a single pulse, the Doppler-compensated adaptive pulse compression (DC-APC) algorithm is presented whereby the respective Doppler shifts for large target returns are jointly estimated with the illuminated range profile and subsequently incorporated into the original APC adaptive receive filter formulation. As a result, the Doppler-mismatch-induced range sidelobes can be suppressed thereby regaining a significant portion of the sensitivity improvement that is possible when applying adaptive pulse compression (APC) without the existence of significant Doppler mismatch. In contrast, instead of compensating for Doppler mismatch, the single pulse imaging (SPI) algorithm generalizes the APC formulation for a bank of Doppler-shifted matched filters thereby producing a sidelobe-suppressed range-Doppler image from the return signal of a single radar pulse which is applicable for targets with substantial variation in Doppler. Both techniques are based on the recently proposed APC algorithm and its generalization, the multistatic adaptive pulse compression (MAPC) algorithm, which have been shown to be effective for the suppression of pulse compression range sidelobes thus dramatically increasing the sensitivity of pulse compression radar.     

Removing autocorrelation sidelobes by overlaying orthogonal coding on any train of identical pulses

A coherent train of identical linear FM (LFM) pulses is used extensively in radar because of its good range and Doppler resolution. Its relatively high autocorrelation function (ACF) sidelobes are sometimes reduced through spectrum shaping (e.g., nonlinear FM, or intrapulse weighting on receive). We show how to completely remove most of the ACF sidelobes about the mainlobe peak, without any increase to the mainlobe width, by diversifying the pulses through overlaying them with orthonormal coding. A helpful byproduct of this design is reduced ACF recurrent lobes. The overlaid signal also results in reduced Doppler tolerance, which can be considered as a drawback for some applications. The method is applied to several trains of identical pulses (LFM and others) using several orthonormal codes. The effect on the three important properties of the radar signal: ACF, ambiguity function (AY), and frequency spectrum is presented. The effect on Doppler tolerance is studied, and implementation issues are discussed. The new design is also compared with complementary and sub-complementary pulse trains and is shown to be superior in many aspects.     

CAVORT: A Radar Pulse Train Optimum Processor for Accelerating Targets

The CAVORT analog radar signal processor for matched filtering of coherent pulse trains from targets displaying significant radial acceleration is described. CAVORT employs a scanning technique to search repeatedly through trial pairs of values for Doppler and Doppler rate. When a target appears, it is detected, and the best-fitting pair of values determined. The principle of operation is illustrated, using photographs of waveforms generated by the equipment. The resuilts of satellite observations are included. It is demonstrated that the experimental CAVORT which integrates half-second segments of signal gives satisfactory estimates of acceleration.     

Doppler ambiguity resolution using multiple PRF

An algorithm for velocity ambiguity resolution in coherent pulsed Doppler radar using multiple pulse repetition frequencies (PRF) is presented. It relies on the choice of particular values for the PRFs. The folded frequency of the target signal is obtained by averaging the folded frequency estimates for each PRF, and a quasi maximum likelihood criterion is maximized for ambiguity order estimation. The fast implementation of this nonambiguous estimation procedure is based on the fast Fourier transform (FFT), The proposed waveform allows full exploitation of any (even) number of PRFs, which appears to be important for estimation improvement. The effects of the waveform parameters and the folded frequency estimation variance on the performance of the ambiguity order estimation procedure are evaluated theoretically and through computer simulations. Mean square error (MSE) curves are given to assess the Doppler frequency estimation accuracy. Finally, the new method is compared with a classical technique and the implementation of the algorithm in a clutter environment is addressed.