Coherent Radar Opportunities and Demands英文清晰版.pdfVIP

R. RZEMIEN DEVELOPMENT Coherent Radar—Opportunities and Demands Russell Rzemien The Applied Physics Laboratory, in its role as Technical Direction Agent for several Navy radar development programs, applies a coherent data collection and analysis methodology when evaluating system performance. Programs that have benefited from this approach include the Mark 92 Modification 6 (MK 92 MOD 6) fire control system, the Phalanx close-in weapon system, and the AN/SPS-48E surveillance radar. Examples from these and other programs, highlighting specific cases where this approach has proved successful, are presented. Programs using Laboratory-designed processors that also collect and play back coherent data at real-time rates are described. An example of the use of the coherent database in the development and verification of a land clutter model is presented. Ongoing and future efforts are described. INTRODUCTION Radar systems detect targets by examining reflected ficult to estimate. Thus, radar performance can only be energy, or returns, from objects.1,2 Along with target approximated in many situations. echoes, however, come returns from the sea surface, APL is frequently tasked to evaluate the perfor- land masses, buildings, rainstorms, and other sources. mance of either existing or proposed radar systems. A Much of this clutter is far stronger than signals received methodology frequently used by the Laboratory in- from the targets of interest. The main challenge to volves collecting and an