Mu Kim

Date of Award

6-2023

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Advisor

Julie A. Jackson, PhD

Abstract

Widely distributed modern communication networks provide excellent opportunities to share the spectrum for passive radar systems, of which emitter selection is a major consideration factor. This research introduces emitter selection problem space, which consists of three SAR processing domains, namely, Data Collection, Image and Mission Performance Domains. Quantitative links between these domains are critical to formulate an optimal emitter selection problem in the Data Collection Domain and/or Image Domain, which satisfies given mission requirements in Mission Performance Domain. This research examines the properties of the SAR processing domains to develop performance metrics in the Data Collection and Image Domains, whose results are evaluated in the Mission Performance Domain based on detection performance. The results show that equivalent optimization problems can be formulated and solved in the Data Collection and Image Domains, which allows fast and efficient optimization while satisfying mission requirements given in the Mission Performance Domain.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-ENG-DS-23-J-008

Comments

A 12-month embargo was observed.

Approved for public release. PA case number on file.

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