Limits to Clutter Cancellation in Multi-Aperture GMTI Data

Technical Report · Sat Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1177596· OSTI ID:1177596

Doerry, Armin W. ^[1]; Bickel, Douglas L. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Multi-aperture or multi-subaperture antennas are fundamental to Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) radar systems in order to detect slow-moving targets with Doppler characteristics similar to clutter. Herein we examine the performance of several subaperture architectures for their clutter cancelling performance. Significantly, more antenna phase centers isn’t always better, and in fact is sometimes worse, for detecting targets.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1177596
• Report Number(s): SAND--2015-2311; 579479
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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