Position-adaptive scatterer localization for radar imaging applications

Sean Young; Atindra K. Mitra; Tom Morton; Raul Ordonez

doi:10.1117/12.816589

29 April 2009 Position-adaptive scatterer localization for radar imaging applications

Sean Young, Atindra K. Mitra, Tom Morton, Raul Ordonez

Proceedings Volume 7308, Radar Sensor Technology XIII; 730812 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.816589
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Position-Adaptive Radar concepts have been formulated and investigated at the AFRL within the past few years. Adopting a position-adaptive approach to the design of distributed radar systems shows potential for the development of future radar systems that function under a variety of new and challenging environments. Specifically, we investigate notional control geometries and trajectories for multi-platform SUAV applications by integrating additional electromagnetic scattering-based metrics within more generic overall objective functions for multi-SUAV controls systems. We show that the formulation of these new categories of objective functions lead to realizations of multiplatform SUAV trajectories that position adaptively converge to a set of RF leakage points. After position-adaptive convergence to a set of leakage points, we show that an embedded scatterer (i.e. a metal cylinder) can be imaged by applying radar processing techniques derived for sparse apertures.

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Sean Young, Atindra K. Mitra, Tom Morton, and Raul Ordonez "Position-adaptive scatterer localization for radar imaging applications", Proc. SPIE 7308, Radar Sensor Technology XIII, 730812 (29 April 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.816589

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