Spectral and statistical analyses of experimental radar clutter data

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2010

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Kahyaoğlu, Nazlı Deniz

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The performance of radar detection and imaging systems strongly depends on the characteristics of radar clutter. In order to improve the radar signal processing algorithms, successful analysis and modeling of radar clutter are required. For a successful model of radar clutter, both the spectral and statistical characteristics of the clutter should be revealed. Within the scope of this study, an experimental radar data acquisition system is established to analyze radar clutter. The hardware and the data processing system are first verified using generic signals and then a set of measurements is taken in the open terrain. In this thesis, the limitations and problems encountered during the establishment of the system are explained in detail. The spectral and statistical analyses performed on the recorded data are examined. The temporal and spatial behavior of the measured clutter data are explored. The hypothetical models proposed so far in the literature are tested on the experimental data and the fitting of models to the experimental data is confirmed using various goodness-of-fit tests. Finally, the results of the analyses are interpreted in the light of the radar system parameters and the characteristics of the illuminated terrain.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612799/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/20295

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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N. D. Kahyaoğlu, “Spectral and statistical analyses of experimental radar clutter data,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2010.