The convergence performance of the minimum entropy auto-focusing(MEA) algorithm for inverse synthetic aperture radar(ISAR) imaging is analyzed by simulation. The results show that a local optimal solution problem ...The convergence performance of the minimum entropy auto-focusing(MEA) algorithm for inverse synthetic aperture radar(ISAR) imaging is analyzed by simulation. The results show that a local optimal solution problem exists in the MEA algorithm. The cost function of the MEA algorithm is not a downward-convex function of multidimensional phases to be compensated. Only when the initial values of the compensated phases are chosen to be near the global minimal point of the entropy function, the MEA algorithm can converge to a global optimal solution. To study the optimal solution problem of the MEA algorithm, a new scheme of entropy function optimization for radar imaging is presented. First, the initial values of the compensated phases are estimated by using the modified Doppler centroid tracking (DCT)algorithm. Since these values are obtained according to the maximum likelihood (ML) principle, the initial phases can be located near the optimal solution values. Then, a fast MEA algorithm is used for the local searching process and the global optimal solution can be obtained. The simulation results show that this scheme can realize the global optimization of the MEA algorithm and can avoid the selection and adjustment of parameters such as iteration step lengths, threshold values, etc.展开更多
The proposed Doppler measurement technique shows that the Doppler measurements can be accomplished by a single pulse with multiple frequency components through optical fibre delay lines.Range and velocity ambiguity ca...The proposed Doppler measurement technique shows that the Doppler measurements can be accomplished by a single pulse with multiple frequency components through optical fibre delay lines.Range and velocity ambiguity can be removed,and the velocity resolution can be improved dramatically by using long optical fibre delay lines.Furthermore,the velocity resolution can be modified by adjusting the length of optical fibre delay lines.In addition,the proposed radar can achieve high range resolution by using a single wideband pulse.As a result,the new approach can improve radar performance significantly.展开更多
For multi-channel synthetic aperture radar(SAR) systems, since the minimum antenna area constraint is eliminated,wide swath and high resolution SAR image can be achieved.However, the unavoidable array errors, consis...For multi-channel synthetic aperture radar(SAR) systems, since the minimum antenna area constraint is eliminated,wide swath and high resolution SAR image can be achieved.However, the unavoidable array errors, consisting of channel gainphase mismatch and position uncertainty, significantly degrade the performance of such systems. An iteration-free method is proposed to simultaneously estimate position and gain-phase errors.In our research, the steering vectors corresponding to a pair of Doppler bins within the same range bin are studied in terms of their rotational relationships. The method is based on the fact that the rotational matrix only depends on the position errors and the frequency spacing between the paired Doppler bins but is independent of gain-phase error. Upon combining the projection matrices corresponding to the paired Doppler bins, the position errors are directly obtained in terms of extracting the rotational matrix in a least squares framework. The proposed method, when used in conjunction with the self-calibration algorithm, performs stably as well as has less computational load, compared with the conventional methods. Simulations reveal that the proposed method behaves better than the conventional methods even when the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) is low.展开更多
Based on the ambiguity function, a novel signal processing method for the polarization measurement radar is developed. One advantage of this method is that the two orthogonal polarized signals do not have to be perpen...Based on the ambiguity function, a novel signal processing method for the polarization measurement radar is developed. One advantage of this method is that the two orthogonal polarized signals do not have to be perpendicular to each other, which is required by traditional methods. The error due to the correlation of the two transmitting signals in the traditional method, can be reduced by this new approach. A concept called ambiguity function matrix (AFM) is introduced based on this method. AFM is a promising tool for the signal selection and design in the polarization scattering matrix measurement. The waveforms of the polarimetric radar are categorized and analyzed based on AFM in this paper. The signal processing flow of this method is explained. And the polarization scattering matrix measurement performance is testified by simulation. Furthermore, this signal processing method can be used in the inter-pulse interval measurement technique as well as in the instantaneous measurement technique.展开更多
For reduced-rank space-time adaptive processing(STAP) in airborne radar, this paper presents a new method — non clutter channel(NCC) method which is easy to implement in real radar systems. The NCC method uses those...For reduced-rank space-time adaptive processing(STAP) in airborne radar, this paper presents a new method — non clutter channel(NCC) method which is easy to implement in real radar systems. The NCC method uses those “channels” located in the non-clutter domain to construct the reduce-rank transformation matrix. This method avoids eigen-decomposition and the computational cost is very low. The performance is compared with that of several other methods; the simulation demonstrates that the NCC method can well approach the optimum performance and even outperform some more complex methods in low rank.展开更多
To cope with the problem of emitter identification caused by the radar words' uncertainty of measured multi-function radar emitters, this paper proposes a new identification method based on stochastic syntax-directed...To cope with the problem of emitter identification caused by the radar words' uncertainty of measured multi-function radar emitters, this paper proposes a new identification method based on stochastic syntax-directed translation schema(SSDTS). This method, which is deduced from the syntactic modeling of multi-function radars, considers the probabilities of radar phrases appearance in different radar modes as well as the probabilities of radar word errors occurrence in different radar phrases. It concludes that the proposed method can not only correct the defective radar words by using the stochastic translation schema, but also identify the real radar phrases and working modes of measured emitters concurrently. Furthermore, a number of simulations are presented to demonstrate the identification capability and adaptability of the SSDTS algorithm.The results show that even under the condition of the defective radar words distorted by noise,the proposed algorithm can infer the phrases, work modes and types of measured emitters correctly.展开更多
This paper studies an electronic counter-counter measures(ECCM) scheme combating against deceptive electronic counter measure(ECM) techniques. An adaptive detector exploiting generalized likelihood ratio test(GRL...This paper studies an electronic counter-counter measures(ECCM) scheme combating against deceptive electronic counter measure(ECM) techniques. An adaptive detector exploiting generalized likelihood ratio test(GRLT) criterion is applied to detect the presence of deceptive jamming in fractional Fourier transform(Fr FT) domain. First, the generating mechanism of spurious frequencies is analyzed based on the Volterra serial. The proposed nonlinear distortion model based on power amplifier behavior is robust in distortion analysis when the memory effect is considered.Second, a modified adaptive beamformer orthogonal rejection test(ABORT) like detector in closed form is built. The proposed detector can discriminate the echo and deceptive jamming adaptively by exploiting primary data and secondary data. This ECCM scheme is capable of guaranteeing the performance without the restriction of orthogonality, which is essential for the ABORT detectors. The expansion to radar network is discussed as a special case at the final part of this paper. Numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.展开更多
基金The Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(NoBK2008429)Open Research Foundation of State Key Laboratory ofMillimeter Waves of Southeast University(NoK200903)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No20080431126)Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No2007337)
文摘The convergence performance of the minimum entropy auto-focusing(MEA) algorithm for inverse synthetic aperture radar(ISAR) imaging is analyzed by simulation. The results show that a local optimal solution problem exists in the MEA algorithm. The cost function of the MEA algorithm is not a downward-convex function of multidimensional phases to be compensated. Only when the initial values of the compensated phases are chosen to be near the global minimal point of the entropy function, the MEA algorithm can converge to a global optimal solution. To study the optimal solution problem of the MEA algorithm, a new scheme of entropy function optimization for radar imaging is presented. First, the initial values of the compensated phases are estimated by using the modified Doppler centroid tracking (DCT)algorithm. Since these values are obtained according to the maximum likelihood (ML) principle, the initial phases can be located near the optimal solution values. Then, a fast MEA algorithm is used for the local searching process and the global optimal solution can be obtained. The simulation results show that this scheme can realize the global optimization of the MEA algorithm and can avoid the selection and adjustment of parameters such as iteration step lengths, threshold values, etc.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(6107116361071164+5 种基金6147119161501233)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(NP2014504)the Aeronautical Science Foundation(20152052026)the Electronic & Information School of Yangtze University Innovation Foundation(2016-DXCX-05)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘The proposed Doppler measurement technique shows that the Doppler measurements can be accomplished by a single pulse with multiple frequency components through optical fibre delay lines.Range and velocity ambiguity can be removed,and the velocity resolution can be improved dramatically by using long optical fibre delay lines.Furthermore,the velocity resolution can be modified by adjusting the length of optical fibre delay lines.In addition,the proposed radar can achieve high range resolution by using a single wideband pulse.As a result,the new approach can improve radar performance significantly.
基金supported by the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China(2015JM6278)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2015M582586)the China Academy of Space Technology Innovation Fund
文摘For multi-channel synthetic aperture radar(SAR) systems, since the minimum antenna area constraint is eliminated,wide swath and high resolution SAR image can be achieved.However, the unavoidable array errors, consisting of channel gainphase mismatch and position uncertainty, significantly degrade the performance of such systems. An iteration-free method is proposed to simultaneously estimate position and gain-phase errors.In our research, the steering vectors corresponding to a pair of Doppler bins within the same range bin are studied in terms of their rotational relationships. The method is based on the fact that the rotational matrix only depends on the position errors and the frequency spacing between the paired Doppler bins but is independent of gain-phase error. Upon combining the projection matrices corresponding to the paired Doppler bins, the position errors are directly obtained in terms of extracting the rotational matrix in a least squares framework. The proposed method, when used in conjunction with the self-calibration algorithm, performs stably as well as has less computational load, compared with the conventional methods. Simulations reveal that the proposed method behaves better than the conventional methods even when the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) is low.
基金Supported partially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60736006)the 11th Five-Year Plan Weapons and Equipment Pre-research Project (Grant No. 51303060101-3)
文摘Based on the ambiguity function, a novel signal processing method for the polarization measurement radar is developed. One advantage of this method is that the two orthogonal polarized signals do not have to be perpendicular to each other, which is required by traditional methods. The error due to the correlation of the two transmitting signals in the traditional method, can be reduced by this new approach. A concept called ambiguity function matrix (AFM) is introduced based on this method. AFM is a promising tool for the signal selection and design in the polarization scattering matrix measurement. The waveforms of the polarimetric radar are categorized and analyzed based on AFM in this paper. The signal processing flow of this method is explained. And the polarization scattering matrix measurement performance is testified by simulation. Furthermore, this signal processing method can be used in the inter-pulse interval measurement technique as well as in the instantaneous measurement technique.
文摘For reduced-rank space-time adaptive processing(STAP) in airborne radar, this paper presents a new method — non clutter channel(NCC) method which is easy to implement in real radar systems. The NCC method uses those “channels” located in the non-clutter domain to construct the reduce-rank transformation matrix. This method avoids eigen-decomposition and the computational cost is very low. The performance is compared with that of several other methods; the simulation demonstrates that the NCC method can well approach the optimum performance and even outperform some more complex methods in low rank.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61002026)
文摘To cope with the problem of emitter identification caused by the radar words' uncertainty of measured multi-function radar emitters, this paper proposes a new identification method based on stochastic syntax-directed translation schema(SSDTS). This method, which is deduced from the syntactic modeling of multi-function radars, considers the probabilities of radar phrases appearance in different radar modes as well as the probabilities of radar word errors occurrence in different radar phrases. It concludes that the proposed method can not only correct the defective radar words by using the stochastic translation schema, but also identify the real radar phrases and working modes of measured emitters concurrently. Furthermore, a number of simulations are presented to demonstrate the identification capability and adaptability of the SSDTS algorithm.The results show that even under the condition of the defective radar words distorted by noise,the proposed algorithm can infer the phrases, work modes and types of measured emitters correctly.
文摘This paper studies an electronic counter-counter measures(ECCM) scheme combating against deceptive electronic counter measure(ECM) techniques. An adaptive detector exploiting generalized likelihood ratio test(GRLT) criterion is applied to detect the presence of deceptive jamming in fractional Fourier transform(Fr FT) domain. First, the generating mechanism of spurious frequencies is analyzed based on the Volterra serial. The proposed nonlinear distortion model based on power amplifier behavior is robust in distortion analysis when the memory effect is considered.Second, a modified adaptive beamformer orthogonal rejection test(ABORT) like detector in closed form is built. The proposed detector can discriminate the echo and deceptive jamming adaptively by exploiting primary data and secondary data. This ECCM scheme is capable of guaranteeing the performance without the restriction of orthogonality, which is essential for the ABORT detectors. The expansion to radar network is discussed as a special case at the final part of this paper. Numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.