Radar system using a cell averaging constant false alarm rate device
First Claim
1. A radar system for identifying an object of interest, said radar system comprising:
- a transmitter means for producing a first signal;
a duplexer means for receiving and processing signals, where said duplexer means receives said first signal from said transmitter;
an antenna, where said antenna receives said first signal from said duplexer means and transmits said first signal into the atmosphere, receives a second signal reflected by objects present in the atmosphere, and routes said second signal to said duplexer;
a receiving means for receiving said second signal from said duplexer, where said receiving means samples said second signal at defined intervals known as range cells, and develops a third signal;
a cell averaging (CA) constant false alarm rate (CFAR) means for eliminating a clutter component from said third signal and developing a fourth signal, where said CA CFAR means includes(i) a moving window average calculator (MWAC),(ii) a central processing unit (CPU) for estimating a skew factor of a probability density function (PDF) and calculating an offset factor based on information contained in said third signal,(iii) a multiplying unit, and(vi) a comparator; and
a display means for receiving and displaying said fourth signal.
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Abstract
A cell averaging (CA) constant false alarm rate (CFAR) device for use in a radar system which filters noise and clutter from a signal containing a plurality of range cells. A moving window average calculator (MWAC) calculates a moving window average (MWA) for each range cell in a signal. A central processing unit (CPU) estimates a skew factor of a probability density function (PDF) and calculates an offset factor based on information contained in the signal. A multiplying device multiplies the offset factor by the MWA calculated for each range cell and creates a second signal containing a plurality of range cells. A comparator compares each range cell of the second signal to each corresponding range cell of the original signal, selects a the larger value of the two signals, and creates a third signal which is essentially free of noise and clutter.
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9 Claims
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1. A radar system for identifying an object of interest, said radar system comprising:
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a transmitter means for producing a first signal; a duplexer means for receiving and processing signals, where said duplexer means receives said first signal from said transmitter; an antenna, where said antenna receives said first signal from said duplexer means and transmits said first signal into the atmosphere, receives a second signal reflected by objects present in the atmosphere, and routes said second signal to said duplexer; a receiving means for receiving said second signal from said duplexer, where said receiving means samples said second signal at defined intervals known as range cells, and develops a third signal; a cell averaging (CA) constant false alarm rate (CFAR) means for eliminating a clutter component from said third signal and developing a fourth signal, where said CA CFAR means includes (i) a moving window average calculator (MWAC), (ii) a central processing unit (CPU) for estimating a skew factor of a probability density function (PDF) and calculating an offset factor based on information contained in said third signal, (iii) a multiplying unit, and (vi) a comparator; and a display means for receiving and displaying said fourth signal. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A cell averaging (CA) constant false alarm rate (CFAR) device for eliminating a clutter component from a signal received by a radar system containing a plurality of range cells, said CA CFAR device comprising:
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a moving window average calculator (MWAC) for calculating a moving window average for each range cell in said received signal; a central processing unit (CPU) for estimating a skew factor of a probability density function (PDF) and calculating an offset factor based on information contained in said received signal; a multiplying means for multiplying said offset factor by said MWA calculated for each range cell in said received signal to create a second signal containing a plurality of range cells; and a comparator for comparing each range cell of said second signal to each corresponding range cell of said received signal and selecting a the larger value of the two signals to create a third signal.
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4. A method for identifying an object of interest when using a radar system, said method comprising the steps of:
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(1) transmitting a first signal into the atmosphere; (2) receiving a second signal reflected by objects present in the atmosphere; and
,(3) using a cell averaging (CA) constant false alarm rate (CFAR) normalization technique to estimate a skew factor of probability density function (PDF) and calculate an offset factor M based on information contained in said second signal. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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