Optimization of radar pulse compression processing

Samuel M. Song, Woonkyung M. Kim, Myung Su Lee

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    Abstract

    We propose an optimal radar pulse compression technique and evaluate its performance in the presence of Doppler shift. The traditional pulse compression using Barker code increases the signal strength by transmitting a Barker coded long pulse. The received signal is then processed by an appropriate correlation processing. This Barker code radar pulse compression enhances the detection sensitivity while maintaining the range resolution of a single chip of the Barker coded long pulse. But unfortunately, the technique suffers from the addition of range sidelobes which sometimes will mask weak targets in the vicinity of larger targets. Our proposed optimal algorithm completely eliminates the sidelobes at the cost of additional processing.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)211-216
    Number of pages6
    JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume3066
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1997
    EventRadar Sensor Technology II - Orlando, FL, United States
    Duration: 1997 Apr 241997 Apr 24

    Keywords

    • Barker code
    • Biphase encoding
    • Doppler shift
    • Pulse compression
    • Radar

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Computer Science Applications
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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