Low-cost chaotic radar design

G. Martin Hall; E. Jeff Holder; Seth D. Cohen; Daniel J. Gauthier

doi:10.1117/12.918503

3 May 2012 Low-cost chaotic radar design

G. Martin Hall, E. Jeff Holder, Seth D. Cohen, Daniel J. Gauthier

Proceedings Volume 8361, Radar Sensor Technology XVI; 836112 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918503
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

An approach for creating a low-cost Chaos Pulsed-Doppler Radar is presented. The objective of this effort is to develop a practical realization of a Chaotic Radar with performance advantages over other approaches. Many groups have proposed that Chaotic Waveforms are an effective radar signal generator due to: the relatively low cost of producing complex wideband waveforms and the difficulty in detecting and spoofing inherently complex modulations. PRA and Duke University report on the development of a radar design that uses a novel high-speed chaotic waveform generator. Preliminary experimental results are presented that characterize the performance of a chaotic waveform generator. In addition, the radar architecture will be proposed, realistic radar design criterion will be set forth, and simulations of a complete radar will be used to compare the chaotic radar to more traditional radar approaches.

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G. Martin Hall, E. Jeff Holder, Seth D. Cohen, and Daniel J. Gauthier "Low-cost chaotic radar design", Proc. SPIE 8361, Radar Sensor Technology XVI, 836112 (3 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918503

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