Chapter 4 MTI AND PULSE DOPPLER RADARS（第四章MTI和脉冲多普勒雷达）.pdfVIP

Chapter 4 MTI AND PULSE DOPPLER RADARS Keywords. MTI, Pulse Doppler radar, Blind speed 4.1 INTRODUCTION In the previous chapter we studied how doppler frequency shift can be used in continuous wave radars to determine relative velocity of a moving target or distinguish moving targets from stationary targets. In this chapter we shall show that the doppler frequency shift produced by a moving target may also be used in a pulse radar to determine the relative velocity of a target or to separate desired signals from moving targets and undesired signals from stationary objects (clutter). Though the doppler frequency shift is sometimes used to measure relative velocity of a target using a pulse radar, its most interesting and widespread use has been in identifying small moving targets in the presence of large clutter. Such pulse radars which use the doppler frequency shift to distinguish (or discriminate) between moving and fixed targets are called MTI (Moving 57 Target Indicators) and Pulse Doppler Radars. The physical principle of both these radars are the same but they differ in their mode of operation. For instance the MTI radar operates on low pulse repetition frequencies thus causing ambiguous Doppler measurements (blind speeds) but unambiguous range measurements (no second-time-around echoes). On the other hand the pulse doppler radar operates on high pulse repetition. frequency thus causing unambiguous doppler measurements (no blind speeds) but ambiguous range measurements (second-time-around echoes). The meaning of these terms will become clear later when we describe the actual operational principles of these radars. Most of the discussion in this chapter will be restricted to MTI radars. These are high-quality air surveillance radars that operate in the presence of clutter. 4.2 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATI