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Method of recognizing a radar target object type and apparatus therefor
Assignee: Grumman Corp
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Filing: 1993-08-12
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Granted: 1995-02-21
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Expires: 2013-08-12
Abstract
Abstract In a method of recognizing a radar target object type, target range, heading and speed information are determined. A plurality of RCS for different targets of interest as a function of frequency and aspect angle are stored. Motion information of a platform on which a radar system is carried is determined. The target range, heading and speed information and the motion information of the platform with stored RCS, are processed, and what the observed radar pulse echo should be over the operational frequency band is predicted therefrom. Predicted information is compared with the measured pulse echoes to determine which target is present.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph R. Guerci
- 👤 Fred Comploier
- 👤 Alicia Kee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:39
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S7/00; G01S7/02; G01S7/41; G01S7/411; G01S7/412; G01S13/00; G01S13/02; G01S13/06; G01S13/42; G01S13/86
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of recognizing a radar target object type using non-cooperative target recognition (NCTR), said method comprising the steps of: determining target range, heading and speed information; measuring a time verses frequency diagram of a target using said target range, heading and speed information of the target, said time versus frequency diagram being two-dimensional, said two-dimensional time versus frequency diagram enabling a low frequency, non-polarizing, non-imaging radar to perform NCTR; storing a plurality of predicted time versus frequency diagrams for different targets; and applying the least squares method of calculation for the measured time versus frequency diagram and the stored predicted time versus frequency diagrams and indicating the closest match whereby the target object type is determined.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of recognizing a radar target object type using non-cooperative target recognition (NCTR), said method comprising the steps of: determining target range, heading and speed information; measuring a time verses frequency diagram of a target using said target range, heading and speed information of the target, said time versus frequency diagram being two-dimensional, said two-dimensional time versus frequency diagram enabling a low frequency, non-polarizing, non-imaging radar to perform NCTR; storing a plurality of predicted time versus frequency diagrams for different targets; and applying the least squares method of calculation for the measured time versus frequency diagram and the stored predicted time versus frequency diagrams and indicating the closest match whereby the target object type is determined.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of recognizing a radar target object type, said method comprising the steps of determining target range, heading and speed information; storing a plurality of RCS for different targets of interest as a function of frequency and aspect angle; determining motion information of a platform on which a radar system is carried; processing said target range, heading and speed information and said motion information of said platform with stored RCS, predicting therefrom what the observed radar pulse echo should be over the operational frequency band; and comparing predicted information with the measured pulse echoes to determine which target is present.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of recognizing a radar target object type, said method comprising the steps of determining target range, heading and speed information; storing a plurality of RCS for different targets of interest as a function of frequency and aspect angle; determining motion information of a platform on which a radar system is carried; processing said target range, heading and speed information and said motion information of said platform with stored RCS, predicting therefrom what the observed radar pulse echo should be over the operational frequency band; and comparing predicted information with the measured pulse echoes to determine which target is present.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the step of predicting what the observed radar pulse echo should be over the operational frequency band includes the step of trigonometrically deriving the aspect angle from said target range, heading and speed information and said motion information of said platform.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the predicted echo return is computed by convolving known transmitted pulses with the known target impulse response.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising the steps of transforming said target range, heading and speed information and said motion information of said platform into the frequency domain and retaining only the amplitude information in said frequency domain.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising the step of concatenating all measurements thereby providing a two-dimensional time versus frequency diagram.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
104 words
Apparatus or recognizing a radar target object type having a target range, heading and speed, said apparatus comprising: measuring means for determining a time versus frequency diagram of a target, said measuring means utilizing the target range, heading and speed of the target to produce said time versus frequency diagram; storage means for storing a plurality of predicted time versus frequency diagrams for different targets; and comparing means for applying the least squares method of calculation to the measured time versus frequency diagram and the plurality of predicted time versus frequency diagrams and indicating the closest match whereby the target object type is determined.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
104 words
Apparatus or recognizing a radar target object type having a target range, heading and speed, said apparatus comprising: measuring means for determining a time versus frequency diagram of a target, said measuring means utilizing the target range, heading and speed of the target to produce said time versus frequency diagram; storage means for storing a plurality of predicted time versus frequency diagrams for different targets; and comparing means for applying the least squares method of calculation to the measured time versus frequency diagram and the plurality of predicted time versus frequency diagrams and indicating the closest match whereby the target object type is determined.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
163 words
Apparatus for recognizing a radar target object type, said apparatus comprising tracking computer means for determining target range, heading and speed information, said tracking computer means having an output; library means for storing a plurality of RCS for different targets of interest as a function of frequency and aspect angle, said library means having an input and an output; inertial navigation means for determining motion information of a platform on which a radar system is carried, said inertial navigation means having an output; and TF NCTR processor means electrically connected to the outputs of said tracking computer means, said library means and said inertial navigation means and to the input of said library means for processing the target range, heading and speed information and said motion information of said platform with stored RCS, predicting therefrom what the observed radar pulse echo should be over the operational frequency band and comparing predicted information with the measured pulse echoes to determine which target is present.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
163 words
Apparatus for recognizing a radar target object type, said apparatus comprising tracking computer means for determining target range, heading and speed information, said tracking computer means having an output; library means for storing a plurality of RCS for different targets of interest as a function of frequency and aspect angle, said library means having an input and an output; inertial navigation means for determining motion information of a platform on which a radar system is carried, said inertial navigation means having an output; and TF NCTR processor means electrically connected to the outputs of said tracking computer means, said library means and said inertial navigation means and to the input of said library means for processing the target range, heading and speed information and said motion information of said platform with stored RCS, predicting therefrom what the observed radar pulse echo should be over the operational frequency band and comparing predicted information with the measured pulse echoes to determine which target is present.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein said TF NCTR processor means includes means for predicting what the observed radar pulse echo should be over the operational frequency band by trigonometrically deriving the aspect angle from said target range, heading and speed information and said motion information of said platform.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
48 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 9 further comprising transmitter means for transmitting pulses in an operating frequency band and wherein said TF NCTR processor means includes means for convolving known transmitted pulses from said transmitter means with the known target impulse response to compute the predicted echo return.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein said TF NCTR processor means includes means for transforming said target range, heading and speed information and said motion information of said platform into the frequency domain and retaining only the amplitude information in said frequency domain.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein said TF NCTR processor means includes means for concatenating all measurements thereby providing a two-dimensional time versus frequency diagram.
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