Improved clutter mitigation performance using knowledge-aided space-time adaptive processing

This paper presents a framework for incorporating knowledge sources directly in the space-time beamformer of airborne adaptive radars. The algorithm derivation follows the usual linearly-constrained minimum-variance (LCMV) space-time beamformer with additional constraints based on a model of the clutter covariance matrix that is computed using available knowledge about the operating environment. This technique has the desirable property of reducing sample support requirements by "blending" the information contained in the observed radar data and the a priori knowledge sources. Applications of the technique to both full degree of freedom (DoF) and reduced DoF beamformer algorithms are considered. The performance of the knowledge-aided beam forming techniques are demonstrated using high-fidelity simulated X-band radar data     

KUPS: Knowledge-Based Ubiquitous and Persistent Sensor Networks for Threat Assessment

We propose a knowledge-based ubiquitous and persistent sensor network (KUPS) for threat assessment, in which "sensor" is a broad characterization. It refers to diverse data or information from ubiquitous and persistent sensor sources such as organic sensors and human intelligence sensors. Our KUPS for threat assessment consists of two major steps: situation awareness using fuzzy logic systems (FLSs) and threat parameter estimation using radar sensor networks (RSNs). Our FLSs combine the linguistic knowledge from different intelligent sensors, and our proposed maximum-likelihood (ML) estimation algorithm performs target radar cross section (RCS) parameter estimation. We also show that our ML estimator is unbiased and the variance of parameter estimation matches the Cramer-Rao lower bound (CRLB) if the radar pulses follow the Swerling II model. Simulations further validate our theoretical results.     

基于粗糙集与RBF神经网络的雷达辐射源信号识别研究

针对新体制、新用途雷达辐射源信号难以识别的特点,用粗糙集理论对雷达辐射源信号进行离散化、属性约简、规则提取,达到分类的目的。用粗糙K-均值聚类方法计算径向基神经网络（RBFNN）的聚类中心,然后用粗糙集理论约简得到的规则构建径向基神经网络对未知雷达辐射源信号进行识别。仿真结果表明,这种基于粗糙集与RBF神经网络的识别模型减少了识别冗余特征、简化了神经网络结构,能有效地识别雷达辐射源信号。     

攻击移动目标的末制导导弹命中概率评估方法

针对攻击移动目标的末制导导弹的命中概率评估问题,深入分析了影响导弹精度的各类误差源,研究了目标机动特性对末制导雷达捕获概率的影响,提出了打击任意形状目标的命中概率计算模型。以慢速移动目标——舰船为例进行了仿真分析,结果表明提出的命中概率评估方法能够有效融合多源信息,评估结论符合工程实际。     

Remote data sensing using SAR and harmonic reradiators

In sensor networks distributed over large areas, communication by means of active transmitters on sensor nodes is inherently energy expensive and poses a significant bottleneck to achieve a long battery life. We propose modulated reradiation of radar illumination as a means to transmit information from a group of sensors to an airborne radar. This puts the communications energy burden on the radar transmitter rather than on the sensor nodes, thus increasing their battery lifetimes. To distinguish the sensor return from the clutter return, the modulation on the sensors is done by switching a nonlinear load on the sensor antenna and processing the harmonic reradiation. We present techniques to transmit information from the sensors, which use stripmap mode synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ideas to decode the information and to simultaneously obtain a geographic map of the sensor locations.     

Radar target classification using doppler signatures of human locomotion models

The problem of target classification for ground surveillance Doppler radars is addressed. Two sources of knowledge are presented and incorporated within the classification algorithms: 1) statistical knowledge on radar target echo features, and 2) physical knowledge, represented via the locomotion models for different targets. The statistical knowledge is represented by distribution models whose parameters are estimated using a collected database. The physical knowledge is represented by target locomotion and radar measurements models. Various concepts to incorporate these sources of knowledge are presented. These concepts are tested using real data of radar echo records, which include three target classes: one person, two persons and vehicle. A combined approach, which implements both statistical and physical prior knowledge provides the best classification performance, and it achieves a classification rate of 99% in the three-class problem in high signal-to-noise conditions.     

机载雷达综合显示器的仿真实现

雷达综合显示器是一种能够灵活地把雷达一次信息、二次信息、地图背景和各种表格数据综合在同一个显示界面进行显示的雷达终端系统,可以形象地提供雷达威力范围内比较全面的综合信息。本文对应用Visual C＋＋程序设计来实现航空机载雷达综合显示器的仿真问题进行了探讨。     

Netted radar sensing

Future radar applications are beginning to stretch monostatic radar systems beyond their fundamental sensitivity and information limits. Networks of smaller radar systems can offer a route to overcome these limitations; for example, networks of radar sensors can counter stealth technology whilst simultaneously providing additional information for improved target classification. More generally, multiple independent sensors can provide an energetically more efficient collector of radar scatter. The relative merits of non-coherent and coherent networks are introduced and the balance between increased performance, complexity, and cost is discussed.     

智能化雷达对抗情报处理技术研究

随着雷达技术的迅猛发展,雷达信号的密度、复杂程度都大幅度提高,这就增加了雷达信号的不确定性因素。本文讨论了粗糙集理论、模糊集理论、证据理论和可能性理论等人工智能技术在雷达对抗情报处理中的应用。对雷达辐射源的型号和工作模式识别、雷达网信息以及所属平台信息的推理技术进行了探索研究,给出了研究建议。     

Emulating Dynamic Target in Compact Radar Ranges. Part I: Theory

Analytical expressions are developed that describe the artifacts encountered when translating, rotating, and vibrating point sources are imaged by compact radar ranges (CRRs) emulating airborne synthetic-aperture radar (SAR). The approach starts with coherent-aperture imaging basics and develops a general solution for imaging using the Born approximation. We show that moving-target artifacts on CRRs are similar to the artifacts encountered with SAR moving targets, suggesting that CRRs may be suitable for such emulations.     

Effects of Navigation Errors in Maneuvering SAR

A maneuvering synthetic aperture radar in squint mode, during a loosely piloted maneuver, is simulated with presence of various navigation system errors. The error sources investigated place emphasis on short-term effects, involving platform servo transients, noise and quantization in accelerometers, interaction of angle pickoff uncertainty with the displacement from platform to radar antenna, and uncertainty in this displacement itself. Simulation results are accompained by interpretive discussion, and followed by suggested areas for further study.     

The Information Content of Synthetic Aperture Radar Images of Terrain

A statistical model is developed that portrays an imaging radar as a noisy communication channel with multiplicative noise, and the model is used to evaluate the average amount of information that can be extracted about a target from its radar image. The average information content is also used to define a measure of radiometric resolution for radar images. It is shown that the information content and the resolution capabilities of an imaging radar reach a limit beyond which an increase in scene dynamic range does not improve the information content or the resolution. This limitation results from the multiplicative nature of the noise introduced in the imaging process.     

VSAR: a high resolution radar system for ocean imaging

The velocity synthetic aperture radar (VSAR) is a conceptual synthetic aperture radar (SAR)-based sensor system for high resolution ocean imaging. The VSAR utilizes data collected by a multielement SAR system, to extract information not only about the radar reflectivity of the observed area, but also about the radial velocity of the scatterers in each pixel. This is accomplished by making use of the phase information contained in multiple SAR images, and not just the magnitude information as in conventional SAR. Using this velocity information, the VSAR attempts to compensate for the velocity distortion inherent in conventional SAR and to reconstruct the ocean reflectivity. We present the basic theory of the VSAR system and its performance. We also provide an analysis of the VSAR imaging mechanism for a statistical model of the radar returns, designed to capture the effects of speckle and of resolution degradation due to the decorrelation of the radar returns     

Design and analysis of a knowledge-aided radar detector for doppler processing

In this paper we discuss the combined use of a priori information and adaptive signal processing techniques for the design and the analysis of a knowledge-aided (KA) radar receiver for Doppler processing. To this end, resorting to the generalized likelihood function (GLF) criterion (both one-step and two-step), we design and assess data-adaptive procedures for the selection of training data. Then we introduce a KA radar detector composed of three elements: a geographic-map-based data selector, which exploits some a priori information concerning the topography of the observed scene, a data-adaptive training selector which removes dynamic outliers from the training data, and an adaptive radar detector which performs the final decision about the target presence. The performance of the KA algorithm is analyzed both on simulated as well as on real radar data collected by the McMaster University IPIX radar. The results show that the new KA system achieves a satisfactory performance level and can outperform some previously proposed adaptive detection schemes     

Ten questions on UWB [ultra wide band radar]

Most radars now in use are narrow band systems with frequency bands much less than the carrier frequency. The theory and practice of current radar systems are based of this specific feature. But as is known, it is the frequency band that determines the information content of radar systems, as the volume of information transmitted per time unit is directly proportional to the frequency band. To raise the information capability of a radar system, the widening of its frequency band is needed. The only alternative approach is an increase in information transmission time. The actuality of this problem has determined rapid development in the last years of technologies using ultra wide band (UWB) signals. This paper describes the principles and features of UWB radar.     

基于机载单天线雷达一维距离数据的地表三维信息优化重建方法

陆地的刚体表面在机载雷达的任意相对运动下具有几何不变性,基于此约束可利用雷达距离像中提取出的地面多个强散射点的一维距离数据,重建出地表的三维信息以及载机未知的运动轨迹.鉴于现有基于雷达远场假设的重建方法无法适用于具有较大近场误差的地面目标重建的问题,提出一种基于雷达近场几何模型的优化重建方法,采用非线性优化方法实现了对...     

基于OTR和SHT的射频隐身雷达信号设计

为了提高雷达的射频(RF)隐身性能,结合最优匹配照射-接收机(OTR)理论与序贯假设检验(SHT)方法,提出了一种新的射频隐身雷达信号设计方法。通过发射信号了解外界环境信息,然后反馈这些信息给雷达系统,系统根据这些信息自适应设计雷达发射信号,形成一个闭环系统。以雷达目标识别为具体应用,实验仿真表明,设计的雷达信号自适应变化,减小了信号间的相关性,并且减少了照射次数,降低了辐射功率,从而实现了雷达系统的射频隐身性能。     

两点源抗反辐射导弹诱偏（骗）技术

 本文简要地讨论了相干与非相干两点源诱偏（骗）反辐射导弹的原理,介绍了实验结果。指出雷达抗反辐射导弹的诱偏（骗）技术应采用非相干两点源（或准两点源）。推导了两点源最佳距离L_opi的计算公式;提出了实现抗反辐射导弹的技术措施。     

雷达威胁环境下的无人机三维航迹规划

提出了一种雷达威胁环境下应用A*算法进行低空突防三维航迹规划的方法。首先对地形高程数据进行综合平滑处理,建立满足无人机机动性能要求的安全飞行曲面,并结合雷达威胁量化模型,计算出地形遮蔽雷达盲区的范围,最后在满足地形遮蔽雷达盲区的安全飞行曲面上运用A*算法规划出三维飞行航迹。仿真结果显示,该算法能简单、快速地获得三维最优航迹,易于工程实现。