Target-matched radar waveforms
room
TNO
|
Den Haag, Netherlands, Europe

The waveform design is one of the critical aspects in radar performance optimisation. Traditionally chirped waveforms are applied in radar, designed for signal-to-noise ratio optimisation when applying a matched filter for detection. This is however only one criterion that can be used for waveform design. Currently there is a growing interest in other criteria for waveform design. For detection of target in clutter, for instance, optimisation of the signal-to-clutter ratio may be a more suited criterion for the waveform design. Another objective for radar waveform design may be to highlight specific target features to improve not just target detection, but also target classification. Radar waveforms designed according to this criterion are so-called target-matched waveforms.

share
Share