nowadays, radar systems have many applications and radar imaging is one of the most important of these applications. inverse synthetic aperture radar (isar) is used to form an image from moving targets. conventional methods use fourier transform to retrieve doppler information. however, because of maneuvering of the target, the doppler spectrum becomes time-varying and the image is blurred. joi...

We address the problem of adaptive waveform design for extended target recognition in cognitive radar networks. A closed-loop active target recognition radar system is extended to the case of a centralized cognitive radar network, in which a generalized likelihood ratio (GLR) based sequential hypothesis testing (SHT) framework is employed. Using Doppler velocities measured by multiple radars, t...

In this paper, we focus on target detection and system configuration optimization of Multiple-input Multiple-output (MIMO) radar in low-grazing angle, where the multipath effects are very abundant. The performance of detection can be improved via utilizing the multipath echoes. First, the reflection coefficient, considering the curved earth effect, is derived. Then, the general signal model for...

In June 2008, during the T44 swath, the Cassini SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) observed sinuous channels in the South-west of the Xanadu region (Fig. 1 and 2). Some parts of these channels exhibit very large radar cross-sections, up to 5 dB whereas the angle of incidence was ~20°. This is larger than allowed by the coherent backscatter model considered to explain the unusual reflective and pola...

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research supported the research on MIMO radar carried out at the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the period from December 2005 to November 2008 under the agreement number FA9550-06-1-0026. The purpose of this report is to summarize the proceedings and findings of the studies supported by this agreement. Starting with a short introduction, this report...

While radar search and target detection are essential to radar use, most applications also require measurement of target characteristics. These may include target position and velocity, as described in Sections 8.1 through 8.3, and indicators of target size, shape and rotation, as described in Section 8.4. The use of multiple radar to improve measurement accuracy is discussed in Section 8.5. Co...

Phased-multiple-input multiple-output (phased-MIMO) radar using one-dimensional transmit arrays has been thoroughly investigated in the literature. In this paper, we consider two-dimensional phased-MIMO radar array which is called planar-phased-MIMO radar. This new technique aggregates the advantages of the linear-phased-MIMO radar without sacrificing either the main advantage of the planar-pha...

HF radar systems are widely and routinely used for the measurement of ocean surface currents and waves. Analysis methods presently in use are based on the assumption of infinite water depth, and may therefore be inadequate close to shore where the radar echo is strongest. In this paper, we treat the situation when the radar echo is returned from ocean waves that interact with the ocean floor. S...

The strongest interfering signals received in the passband of the Green Bank Telescope’s (GBT) 1.15-1.7 GHz receiver are radar pulses at 1256 and 1292 MHz. These pulses are transmitted by an ARSR-3 FAA Air Surveillance Radar on Apple Orchard Mountain near Bedford, VA, longitude 79.510W, latitude 37.517N, elevation 1288 meters (4225 feet). This radar antenna is about 106 km south-southeast of th...

BACKGROUND Radar transmitters emit high-power radiofrequency radiation by creation of a high-voltage and high-frequency alternating electrical current. METHODS Health effects of occupational exposure to military radar were investigated. Visual reaction time was recorded with a simple blind computer-assisted-visual reaction time test. To assess the short-term memory, modified Wechsler Memory S...