Graphical Interpretation of Chirp Echoes from Complex Targets |
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Authors: | Raabe HP |
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Institution: | IBM Federal Systems Division Gaithersburg, MD; |
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Abstract: | Echoes from complex targets due to chirp waveforms show different time responses for different chirp rates, because of the ambiguity of range and radial velocity information. A graphical method is described which enables the derivation of the time response for an arbitrary chirp rate when the scattering cross-section distribution in the range and radial velocity plane is known for complex targets. The graphical method can also be used to generate an approximately realistic scattering cross-section distribution when the time responses for two different chirp rates are given. An example is shown which applies to the computer simulation of the radar echo from a waking reentry space vehicle. |
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