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Low-Angle Radar Tracking
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EngineeringCurrent TheoryLocalizationImaging RadarRadar Signal ProcessingComputational ElectromagneticsInstrumentationSonar Signal ProcessingMachine VisionSynthetic Aperture RadarAntennaLow-elevation-angle Radar TargetsRadar ApplicationSignal ProcessingLow Grazing AnglesRadarLow-angle Radar TrackingAerospace EngineeringRadar ScatteringRadar Image Processing
Abstract : A review of the problem of tracking low-elevation-angle radar targets is presented. Central to this problem is the scattering of the target return signals from the surrounding land or water surface. Thus the present state of electromagnetic-waves scattering theory is reviewed as it applies to this problem. Scattering at low grazing angles is given special attention, and some relevant lunar bistatic radar data are compared with current theory. Various radar system design considerations and possibilities for improving current systems are considered. It is concluded that both scattering theory and experimental measurements of radar signal scattering should be further developed. It is apparent that a very large variety of techniques can be used to improve low-angle tracking capability in the future and even in current systems. It is also clear that in the future, radar systems could have considerably improved low-angle tracking ability.