A RPHT-TBD Algorithm for Tracking and Detecting Maneuvering Weak Target via Airborne PD Radar

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-1093.2015.10.014

Abstract

Abstract: To address the problem of maneuvering weak target detection and tracking with airborne pulse Doppler(PD) radar in medium and high PRF modes, a novel randomized parabolic Hough transform algorithm（RPHT） is proposed within the framework of track-before-detection (TBD). The ambiguous measurements are mapped into all the possible range ambiguity intervals by a multiple hypothesis ranging procedure, where the space-time relevance can be derived. RPHT is used to integrate all the information along the target trajectory in the parameter space. And an azimuth transformation method is introduced to RPHT, which significantly reduces the computational complexity of this algorithm. In such a way, the new approach transforms the problem of range ambiguity resolution into the decision of the real track for weak targets. Simulation results illustrate its effectiveness.

Key words: radar engineering, airborne pulse Doppler radar, maneuvering weak target, randomized parabolic Hough transform, track-before-detection, multiple hypothesis ranging, azimuth transform

CLC Number:

TP391

YU Hong-bo， WANG Guo-hong， ZHANG Zhong-kai. A RPHT-TBD Algorithm for Tracking and Detecting Maneuvering Weak Target via Airborne PD Radar[J]. Acta Armamentarii, 2015, 36(10): 1924-1932.

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