Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (7): 1737-1747.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2021.07.02

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Two-dimensional ambiguity resolution method of PD radar based on discrete frequency coding

Xiping SUN1, Jingyue LU2, Lei ZHANG1,*, Weijun ZHONG3   

  1. 1. School of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
    2. School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
    3. School of Automation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
  • Received:2020-11-03 Online:2021-06-30 Published:2021-07-08
  • Contact: Lei ZHANG

Abstract:

Aiming at the problem of range ambiguity and Doppler ambiguity in pulse Doppler radar at medium pulse repetition frequency, a method of applying orthogonal discrete frequency coding (DFC) waveforms to airborne PD radars is proposed. Based on the radar cyclically transmits a set of orthogonal DFC waveforms the orthogonality of the signal is used to separate the range ambiguity area and complete the range ambiguity resolution in the process of echo pulse compression. Through the Doppler ambiguity number traversal compensation and the comparison of the keystone coherent accumulation results, the correct Doppler ambiguity number is determined and the Doppler ambiguity resolution is completed. After Keystone processing, the coherent accumulation of the entire dwell time echo signal can be carried out to improve the detection and parameter estimation performance. At the same time, this paper considers the Doppler sensitivity of the DFC signal, and compensates the influence of inter-pulse Doppler in the process of precise matched filtering. Simulation experiments verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Key words: pulse Doppler radar, two-dimensional ambiguity resolution, discrete frequency coded waveform, precise matched filtering

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