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Multi-Dimensional Digital Signal Processing in Radar Signature Extraction
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Randeny, Tharindu D
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1451944778
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Year and Degree
2015, Master of Science in Engineering, University of Akron, Electrical Engineering.
Abstract
Aperture-arrays combined with multi-dimensional (MD) digital signal processing (DSP) techniques provide the capability of synthesizing arbitrarily steered beams enabling directional enhancement of radio frequency (RF) signals. This is particularly desirable in radar applications, where electronically-scanned beams are needed to obtain measurements over range, angle/direction, polarization and doppler domains. Digital aperture arrays employing two-dimensional (2-D) infinite impulse response (IIR) beam filters combined with radar systems can lead to rapidly steerable RF beams with modulated radar signatures which carry essential information for critical real time electromagnetic (EM) sensing requirements. This thesis introduces novel MD DSP algorithms for radar signal extraction that find applications in emerging RF technologies. Directional sensing and remote localization architectures comprising of 2-D IIR digital filters , continuous wave (CW) doppler radars and frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radars are proposed along with simulation results. Detection and classification of miniaturized unmanned aerial systems (UAS) using doppler radar signatures is presented with experimental results. Radar signal extraction algorithms in applications of 3-D body tracking and remote vital sign detection is also reviewed through a system study on recent advances of radar systems.
Committee
Arjuna Madanayake, Dr. (Advisor)
Ryan Toonen, Dr. (Committee Member)
Jin Kocsis, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pages
135 p.
Subject Headings
Computer Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
Keywords
Digital Signal Processing, Radar Systems, Localization, 2-D IIR SBP, FMCW, Doppler Radar
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Randeny, T. D. (2015).
Multi-Dimensional Digital Signal Processing in Radar Signature Extraction
[Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1451944778
APA Style (7th edition)
Randeny, Tharindu.
Multi-Dimensional Digital Signal Processing in Radar Signature Extraction.
2015. University of Akron, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1451944778.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Randeny, Tharindu. "Multi-Dimensional Digital Signal Processing in Radar Signature Extraction." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1451944778
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