Phased array radar system for tracking
First Claim
1. A phased array radar system for target tracking having a transmitter/receiver unit that forms a waveform and directs a beam toward a target, comprising:
- a track initiation unit for initiating new tracks, the track initiation unit connected to a track prediction unit which predicts an expected position and a calculated position uncertainty of the target as a function of time and a minimal, a maximal and an optimal time difference to a next measurement, a scheduling unit connected to the track prediction unit which performs an independent calculation of a sequence of possible time intervals to the next measurement for each one of two conditions, namely that the measurement time difference will be placed between the calculated minimal and maximal time differences and that range-unambiguity will prevail, and then performs an intersection operation between the so calculated sequences of time intervals in order to calculate the optimal time difference to the next measurement, a track selection unit connected to the scheduling unit, which selects that track which has a shortest remaining time interval, Ki, to the next measurement and decreases a time interval to the next measurement for all other tracks with Ki, the track selection unit connected to the transmitter/receiver unit which, after directing the beam, registers an echo from the target and calculates values for distance, speed, and bearing, and for uncertainty in the distance and speed calculations, which values are transferred to the track prediction unit.
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Abstract
A phased array radar system for target tracking having a track initiation unit, a track prediction unit, a scheduling unit, a track selection unit, and a transmitter/receiver unit. The track initiation unit initiates new tracks representing detected aircraft targets. The track prediction unit predicts the expected position and the calculated position uncertainty of the target as a function of time and the minimal, maximal and optimal time difference to the next measurement. The scheduling unit performs an independent calculation of a sequence of possible time intervals to the next measurement in accordance with specified conditions, and then performs an intersection operation between the calculated sequences of time intervals in order to calculate the optimal time interval to the next measurement. A track selection unit selects that track which has the shortest remaining time interval, Ki, to the next measurement and decreases the time interval to the next measurement for all other tracks with Ki. The transmitter/receiver unit registers an echo from the target and calculates, in a known manner, values for distance, speed, bearing and uncertainty in the distance and speed calculations, which are transferred to the track prediction unit for further calculations.
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1. A phased array radar system for target tracking having a transmitter/receiver unit that forms a waveform and directs a beam toward a target, comprising:
- a track initiation unit for initiating new tracks, the track initiation unit connected to a track prediction unit which predicts an expected position and a calculated position uncertainty of the target as a function of time and a minimal, a maximal and an optimal time difference to a next measurement, a scheduling unit connected to the track prediction unit which performs an independent calculation of a sequence of possible time intervals to the next measurement for each one of two conditions, namely that the measurement time difference will be placed between the calculated minimal and maximal time differences and that range-unambiguity will prevail, and then performs an intersection operation between the so calculated sequences of time intervals in order to calculate the optimal time difference to the next measurement, a track selection unit connected to the scheduling unit, which selects that track which has a shortest remaining time interval, Ki, to the next measurement and decreases a time interval to the next measurement for all other tracks with Ki, the track selection unit connected to the transmitter/receiver unit which, after directing the beam, registers an echo from the target and calculates values for distance, speed, and bearing, and for uncertainty in the distance and speed calculations, which values are transferred to the track prediction unit.
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