System and method for estimating number and range of a plurality of moving targets
US10031221B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/062
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System and method for estimating locations and range rates of a multiplicity of targets by estimating range-Doppler state representation, including: computing a prior range-Doppler state estimate matrix and a measurement matrix containing phase shifted and re-ordered samples of a transmitted signal waveform; applying the measurement matrix to the range-Doppler state estimate matrix to generate a prediction of a current return sample and calculating a difference between the current return signal sample and the prediction of the current return signal sample; multiplying the difference by a gain matrix to obtain an adjustment to the prior range-Doppler state estimate matrix; repeating the process for a next return signal; computing an estimated range-Doppler map (RDM); applying a threshold to the estimated RDM to detect individual targets and obtain their range and Doppler parameters; and using the range and Doppler parameters to estimate the locations and range rates of the targets.
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