Full polarization ground moving target indicator radar automatic target detection algorithm
First Claim
1. A method for detecting targets in radar signals, the method comprising:
- suppressing a clutter ridge appearing in a working radar data;
calculating for a plurality of working points in the working radar data a working first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, a working first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and a working asymmetry angle from a working scattering matrix; and
comparing each of the plurality of working points to determine whether the working first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the working first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the working asymmetry angle indicate the working points constitute target points or clutter points.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system for automatic detection of targets from radar data are disclosed. Ground moving target indicator radar is used to collect radar data which is then filtered to suppress intensity of the clutter ridge. For each working point in a set of radar data, a working first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross section, a working first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross section, and a working asymmetry angle are calculated from a scattering matrix, then analyzed to classify the working point as a target point or a clutter point. This analysis suitably is performed by comparing data calculated for each working point to basis data collected in a look-up table in which combinations of a first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross section, a first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross section, and an asymmetry angle have been classified as target points or clutter points.
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89 Claims
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1. A method for detecting targets in radar signals, the method comprising:
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suppressing a clutter ridge appearing in a working radar data;
calculating for a plurality of working points in the working radar data a working first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, a working first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and a working asymmetry angle from a working scattering matrix; and
comparing each of the plurality of working points to determine whether the working first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the working first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the working asymmetry angle indicate the working points constitute target points or clutter points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for detecting targets in radar signals, the method comprising:
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suppressing a clutter ridge appearing in a basis radar data;
calculating for a plurality of basis points in the basis radar data a first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, a first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and an asymmetry angle from a basis scattering matrix;
generating the look-up table of the first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the asymmetry angle for the plurality of points in the basis radar data; and
classifying in the look-up table combinations of the first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the asymmetry angle as target points and clutter points. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for detecting targets in radar signals, the method comprising:
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suppressing a clutter ridge appearing in a basis radar data;
calculating for a plurality of basis points in the basis radar data a first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, a first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and an asymmetry angle from a basis scattering matrix;
generating the look-up table of the first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the asymmetry angle for the plurality of points in the basis radar data; and
classifying in the look-up table combinations of the first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the asymmetry angle as target points and clutter points, suppressing a clutter ridge appearing in a working radar data;
calculating for a plurality of working points in the working radar data a working first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, a working first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and a working asymmetry angle from a working scattering matrix;
comparing each of the plurality of working points to a look-up table, the look-up table correlating combinations of a first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, a first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and an asymmetry angle representing target points and clutter points; and
correlating working points with target points identified in the look-up table. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for detecting targets in multiple polarization radar signals, the system comprising:
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a radar transceiver operable to collect working radar data for a working area of interest;
a first filter configured to suppress a clutter ridge appearing in the working radar data;
a radar signal processor for calculating for a plurality of working points in the working radar data a working first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, a working first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and a working asymmetry angle from a working scattering matrix; and
a comparator for comparing calculated values of the working first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the working first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the working asymmetry angle for each of the plurality of working points in the working radar data to determine whether the working points constitute target points or clutter points. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
a collection of range and Doppler basis radar data for a representative area of interest;
a second filter configured to suppress a clutter ridge appearing in the basis radar data;
a look-up table processor for calculating for a plurality of basis points in the basis radar data a first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, a first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and an asymmetry angle from a basis scattering matrix;
a look-up table generator creating the look-up table of the first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the asymmetry angle for the plurality of points in the basis radar data; and
a target identifier for classifying in the look-up table which combinations of the first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the asymmetry angle as target points and clutter points.
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57. The system of claim 56, wherein the first-sense is a left-sense and the second-sense is a right-sense.
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58. The system of claim 56, wherein the first-sense is a right-sense and the second-sense is a left-sense.
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59. The system of claim 54, wherein the second filter uses space-time adaptive processing.
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60. The system of claim 55, wherein the second filter uses joint domain localized space-time adaptive processing.
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61. The system of claim 56, wherein the basis scattering matrix is derived from basis vertical single pole data, basis horizontal single pole data, and basis cross pole data, the basis cross pole data including at least one of a basis vertical transmit and horizontal receive scan or a basis horizontal transmit and vertical receive scan.
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62. The system of claim 56, wherein the basis scattering matrix is derived from basis vertical single pole data, basis horizontal single pole data, and basis cross pole data, the basis cross pole data including a basis vertical transmit and horizontal receive scan and a basis horizontal transmit and vertical receive scan.
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63. The system of claim 56, wherein the target identifier identifies the target points and the clutter points in the look-up table by comparing the basis radar data for the representative area of interest with predetermined data.
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64. The system of claim 63, wherein the target identifier identifies the target points and the clutter points in the look-up table manually by classifying predetermined clutter points.
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65. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for detecting targets in radar signals, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for suppressing a clutter ridge appearing in a working radar data;
instructions for calculating for a plurality of working points in the working radar data a working first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, a working first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and a working asymmetry angle from a working scattering matrix; and
instructions for comparing each of the plurality of working points to determine whether the working first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the working first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the working asymmetry angle indicate the working points constitute target points or clutter points. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for detecting targets in radar signals, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for suppressing a clutter ridge appearing in a basis radar data;
instructions calculating for a plurality of basis points in the basis radar data a first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, a first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and an asymmetry angle from a basis scattering matrix;
instructions generating the look-up table of the first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the asymmetry angle for the plurality of points in the basis radar data; and
instructions for classifying in the look-up table combinations of the first-sense circular transmit/first-sense circular receive radar cross-section, the first-sense circular transmit/second-sense circular receive radar cross-section, and the asymmetry angle as target points and clutter points. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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