Author:
Kumawat Harish C.,Raj A Arockia Bazil
Abstract
In this study, the authors present the accurate imaging of the behavior of simultaneous operations of multiple low radar cross-section (RCS) aerial targets. Currently, the popularity of low RCS targets is increasing day by day, and detection and identification of these targets have become critical issues. Micro-Doppler signatures are key components for detecting and identifying these low RCS targets. For this, an innovative approach is proposed along with the smooth pseudo-Wigner–Ville distribution (SP-WVD) and adaptive filter bank to improve the attenuation of cross-term interferences to generate more accurate images for the micro-Doppler signatures/patterns of simultaneous multiple targets. A C-band (5.3 GHz) radio-frequency (RF) sensor is designed and used to acquire the micro-Doppler signatures of aerial rotational, flapping, and motional low RCS targets. Digital pipelined-parallel architecture is designed inside the Xilinx field-programable gate array (FPGA) for fast sensor data collection, data preprocessing, and interface to the computer (imaging algorithm). The experimental results of the proposed approach are validated with the results of the classical short-term Fourier transform (STFT), continuous wavelet transform (CWT), and smooth pseudo-Wigner Ville distribution (SP-WVD). Realistic open-field outdoor experiments are conducted covering different simultaneous postures of (i) two-/three-blade propeller/roto systems, (ii) flapping bionic bird, and (iii) kinetic warhead targets. The associated experimental results and findings are reported and analyzed in this paper. The limitations and possible future research studies are also discussed in the conclusion.
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Biochemistry,Instrumentation,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Analytical Chemistry
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21 articles.
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