학술논문

Coherent Accumulation Method for Short-Range High-Velocity Target Based on PRF Agile Radar
Document Type
Conference
Source
2023 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES-China) Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES-China), 2023 International. :1-3 Aug, 2023
Subject
Engineering Profession
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Couplings
Time-frequency analysis
Fast Fourier transforms
Signal processing algorithms
Radar
Transforms
Frequency conversion
Pulse repetition frequency agility
keystone transform
range migration
coherent accumulation
Language
Abstract
In pulse repetition frequency (PRF) agile radar systems, when the target has high velocity or the coherent processing time is too long, the random PRF variations cause the echo pulse to appear to shift across the range unit during coherent accumulation, making it impossible to obtain accurate velocity and range information through coherent accumulation. To address this issue, this paper proposes the utilization of the Keystone transform to correct the range migration caused by random variations in the PRF. Additionally, the non-uniform fast Fourier transform (NUFFT) is applied along the slow-time dimension, enabling accurate acquisition of target velocity and range information through coherent accumulation. Furthermore, in a multi-target scenario, the proposed method enables accurate detection of each target. Simulation test results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in correcting range migration during coherent accumulation in PRF agile radar, thereby accurately obtaining velocity and range information for each target in the multi-target scenario. Moreover, the computational complexity is reduced by utilizing the Chirp-z algorithm, which requires less computational resources, for implementing the Keystone transform.