Radar Target Detection

Radar Target Detection
Author: Daniel Meyers
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2012-12-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323147534

Radar Target Detection: Handbook of Theory and Practice covers a set of graphical solutions to the detection problem, designated as Meyer Plots, for radar systems design. A radar system's major purpose is the detection and location of an object by means of a return signal, which could be either a reflection or a beacon. This book is composed of four chapters. Chapter 1 presents the basic radar range equation, which is the basic relationship which permits the calculation of echo signal strength from measurable or known parameters of the radar transmitter, antenna, propagation path, and target. Chapter 2 provides examples for determining statistical signal detection using Meyer Plots, particularly for determining detection probability and integration loss and efficiency. Chapter 3 describes the application of target models to determination of detection probability. Chapter 4 examines how Meyer Plots can be used to solve problems involving most any target model.

Introduction to Radar Target Recognition

Introduction to Radar Target Recognition
Author: P. Tait
Publisher: IET
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2005
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0863415016

This book text provides an overview of the radar target recognition process and covers the key techniques being developed for operational systems. It is based on the fundamental scientific principles of high resolution radar, and explains how the underlying techniques can be used in real systems, taking into account the characteristics of practical radar system designs and component limitations. It also addresses operational aspects, such as how high resolution modes would fit in with other functions such as detection and tracking.

Radar Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR)

Radar Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR)
Author: David Blacknell
Publisher: IET
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2013-08-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1849196850

Radar Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) and NonCooperative Target Recognition (NCTR) captures material presented by leading international experts at a NATO lecture series and explores both the fundamentals of classification techniques applied to data from a variety of radar modes and selected advanced techniques at the forefront of research. The ability to detect and locate targets by day or night, over wide areas, regardless of weather conditions has long made radar a key sensor in many military and civil applications. However, the ability to automatically and reliably distinguish different targets represents a difficult challenge, although steady progress has been made over the past couple of decades. This book explores both the fundamentals of classification techniques applied to data from a variety of radar modes and selected advanced techniques at the forefront of research. Topics include: the problem as applied to the ground, air and maritime domains; impact of image quality on the overall target recognition performance; performance of different approaches to the classifier algorithm; improvement in performance to be gained when a target can be viewed from more than one perspective; ways in which natural systems perform target recognition; impact of compressive sensing; advances in change detection, including coherent change detection; and challenges and directions for future research.

Target Detection by Marine Radar

Target Detection by Marine Radar
Author: John N. Briggs
Publisher: IET
Total Pages: 702
Release: 2004-12-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0863413595

Radar is a legal necessity for the safe navigation of merchant ships, and within vessel traffic services is indispensable to the operation of major ports and harbours. Target Detection by Marine Radar concentrates solely on civil marine operations and explains how marine surveillance radars detect their targets. The book is fully illustrated and contains worked examples to help the reader understand the principles underlying radar operation and to quantify the importance of factors such as the technical features of specific equipment, the weather, target reflection properties, and the ability of the operator. The precision with which targets are positioned on the radar screen and with which their progress is tracked or predicted depends on how definitely they have been detected, therefore a whole chapter has been devoted to the issue of accuracy. The various international regulations governing marine radar are examined, a brief historical background is given to modern day practice and the book doses with a discussion of the ways in which marine radar may develop to meet future challenges.

Multistatic Passive Radar Target Detection

Multistatic Passive Radar Target Detection
Author: Amir Zaimbashi
Publisher: Radar, Sonar and Navigation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781839538520

This book is devoted to target detection in a class of radar systems referred to as passive multistatic radar. It is concerned with applications of new results in detection theory which improve performance of passive radar systems.

Deep Learning for Radar and Communications Automatic Target Recognition

Deep Learning for Radar and Communications Automatic Target Recognition
Author: Uttam K. Majumder
Publisher: Artech House
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2020-07-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1630816396

This authoritative resource presents a comprehensive illustration of modern Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) technology for radio frequency (RF) data exploitation. It identifies technical challenges, benefits, and directions of deep learning (DL) based object classification using radar data, including synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and high range resolution (HRR) radar. The performance of AI/ML algorithms is provided from an overview of machine learning (ML) theory that includes history, background primer, and examples. Radar data issues of collection, application, and examples for SAR/HRR data and communication signals analysis are discussed. In addition, this book presents practical considerations of deploying such techniques, including performance evaluation, energy-efficient computing, and the future unresolved issues.

Radar High-Speed Target Detection Via Coherent Integration Transform

Radar High-Speed Target Detection Via Coherent Integration Transform
Author: Guolong Cui
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-11-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781032671765

This book offers a systematic presentation of high-speed radar target detection methods using coherent integration transforms, including the signal model, derivations of coherent integration transforms, and definitions of related key concepts. The authors present the mathematical models and design principles necessary to analyze the behavior of each type of coherent integration transforms, and based on this, they introduce and convey new approaches and techniques for designing such transforms, which will help to achieve efficient signal integrators and detectors, especially in the challenging low SNR environments. The book will be of interest to graduate students and engineering professionals in statistical signal processing, signal detection and estimation, and radar signal processing.

Radar Signal Processing for Autonomous Driving

Radar Signal Processing for Autonomous Driving
Author: Jonah Gamba
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2019-08-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811391939

The subject of this book is theory, principles and methods used in radar algorithm development with a special focus on automotive radar signal processing. In the automotive industry, autonomous driving is currently a hot topic that leads to numerous applications for both safety and driving comfort. It is estimated that full autonomous driving will be realized in the next twenty to thirty years and one of the enabling technologies is radar sensing. This book presents both detection and tracking topics specifically for automotive radar processing. It provides illustrations, figures and tables for the reader to quickly grasp the concepts and start working on practical solutions. The complete and comprehensive coverage of the topic provides both professionals and newcomers with all the essential methods and tools required to successfully implement and evaluate automotive radar processing algorithms.