Date of Award
9-1992
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Byron M. Welsh, PhD
Abstract
This thesis provides a method for determining the detection of partially correlated Rayleigh distributed radar returns by a pulsed search radar. The receiver consists of a quadrature demodulator receiver, followed by a square law envelope detector and a linear post-detection integrator. In addition, a technique for determining the pulse-to-pulse correlation of a complex target is given using inverse Fourier transforms of the target scattering centers. An AIM-9 missile is used to illustrate how the partially correlated detection techniques and the pulse-to-pulse correlation predictions can be used to determine the probability of detection. The Detection and Correlation Modeling of Rayleigh Distributed Radar Signals.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GE-ENG-92S-03
DTIC Accession Number
ADA256612
Recommended Citation
Buterbaugh, Alan L., "The Detection and Correlation Modeling of Rayleigh Distributed Radar Signals" (1992). Theses and Dissertations. 7585.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/7585
Comments
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