Preprocessing algorithm for tracking multiple targets with a phased-array radar

Chen-yang Yang; Jingsheng Li; Shiyi Mao; Shao-hong Li

doi:10.1117/12.277180

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23 June 1997 Preprocessing algorithm for tracking multiple targets with a phased-array radar

Chen-yang Yang, Jingsheng Li, Shiyi Mao, Shao-hong Li

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Proceedings Volume 3086, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing XI; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277180
Event: AeroSense '97, 1997, Orlando, FL, United States

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In this paper, the phenomenon of observation multiplicity in the search mode for phased-array radar is studied and a pre- processing algorithm to eliminate redundant observations is proposed. At first, the emergence probabilities of the redundant observations are derived. It is shown that these probabilities depend on signal-to-noise and the spacing between adjacent beams. Second, a priori knowledge of the maximum number of the observations to be merged and the maximum mergence range are introduced to the pre-processing method. At last, the measurement's error before and after the mergence is calculated, and the performance of this method is evaluated and compared with those methods without any limitations.

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Chen-yang Yang, Jingsheng Li, Shiyi Mao, and Shao-hong Li "Preprocessing algorithm for tracking multiple targets with a phased-array radar", Proc. SPIE 3086, Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing XI, (23 June 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277180

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