An adaptive pulse compression (APC) algorithm is developed, based on the concept of minimum mean square error (MMSE), that utilizes matched filter (MF) output as its input and is termed Matched-Filter-Reiterative-MMSE (MF-RMMSE). MF-RMMSE allows the use of a smaller processing window than traditional reiterative-MMSE (RMMSE) but achieves identical performance at side-lobe suppression, and thus the computational load is reduced. MF-RMMSE also facilitates the implementation of APC to current radar sensors, since the existing MF implementations can be untouched. The derivation of MF-RMMSE is provided in detail, and its performance is validated through both simulations and actual airborne radar measurements for "mixed-target" observations, which includes both hard targets and distributed weather targets.
Fast adaptive pulse compression based on matched filter outputs
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ; 51 , 1 ; 548-564
2015-01-01
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English