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RADAR ENGINEERING
Ex: Pasmanand
By the use of muttiple wane forms with differerct pulse sepetition
Prequencies allcws the detection of moving Hasgets that Would
otherwise be eliminated With constant — bef teave-foom 2
their radial velodties were at OF m the sieseh a
bund speed -
A simple example & shown below woludh qrohhe the poe
response f a single delay — ne Canceley With tus different
pulse vepetitten frequencies (psf)
frmplit ude iv
6 fo fi af ath
Bho.
Frequency:
Fig: Frequency response 4 +hso_ haf’ {1 (Red Wie) and fa
(Black. ine) where f,= 3f2 - “The bund seeds P abe
iyst pof ave Shown at fi ond ‘a fy and the blind sheds ef
dhe Ind prf are shoum at fp 1 2f2 and Sh: target
Gt the bund Sbeeds of one prf are Covered by the response
of ober pap except when af) =Sf2 where belo pfs have
+he same blind sheed-~
& fior af Card others integes Multiples | Which axe yot
ghoun)-
loin =
vin af fp af blind sheeds occuy when the doppler
frequency equals {21 2f2 oy ay.
d+ can be seen from the target that Jasgels not detectatle
because of a blrid Sheed im the Prequenc res bonse of
one paf wie be detectatie with the cther i.
Pr target & lost on both pafs however, When tre blind
Speeds occurs Simultaneously ag when 2f)=3f):
Thus the fisst blind Sheed at paf fi has teen doubled
nix simple example:
“The above Wustrates the benefit cP usmg ‘more than one haf
to reduce the effects of blind sheds, put “ut Tight be
cautioned thot Ug rot usual to use pofs with —the
aelediuety \oxge yotio of Sh-
—Thete are several methods fer employing multi ple pofs te
aveid sat target echoes due -to blind Sheeck.
—The brf's can be et (1) Scan +e Scan
©) Dweu to dwett
G) pulse +o putee (Usueuty called
A Staggered op)
Pr dwen tiie & +the time on 4aogel ond iy usually the +Hime‘d
takes 40 scan the Ontenra beam over a beam width or some
frachén of beam width
At Pif fr) blind sheeds (nulls) Occur When the dopbles peg 3Staggered pofs: Qn pulse to pulse Staggesed pafs as shown
below the time between pulses & an Mmiesval or a peated:
—he tem thtexval ‘ie more Abbr priate » but the +eam
bertod agese historically. Om this discussion the term pared
Wi02 be Used for the imtenval between pulses A Stagg ered
wave form: Multiple Stoggered pf Can be paccessey
with o —romsvexel filter: —The fitter Sambles the doppler
Pegi at nen uniform fms vate thon he uni foam
Spaced -frme —Sambles when -the bef § Gh ire
respose P tha fitter & peng
FUP) edo + Ww 22H 4 Qe ME CMA) ay Sar tnt)
ee oer Ti >|aR>|<—h | ST
Sere,
Fie Stagg esect pulse rear with 4 clifferert putse pestods or
Interv als.
The selection of the nt weiglds, wi and the ipbeaPien
berteas + oH constdained ‘4 Seveoal design factors
ls The yninimmum pesied should mot result fr songe ambiguities
a The Sequence f the pesiods should be selected soas not
do Stasess the -ansmit-er by employing O wea paring
duty cycte or a duty cyete fir whith the yanmitter
% mot designed -
3- The maximum perod should not be too long, since oryonge beyond the maximum unare bitymis sae d€paeserts
© dead Hime” to © asadasz.
UW The Sesbonse th the fitter Stop band sheuld produce the
yequized MTX Hnpsovement factor fox detecton f teogels
in Chutes.
S “The deebesi ul th the pase band should be excessive: Usualy
the deepest null occuas at a
ie | equal te the imerse
of the arene ested
6 “The Vastahon ( ex dipble) EP the response over the pass band
Should be minimized and selativaly uniform.
Nob au these conditions can be Satisfied Simuttaneousl
Design of a Staggered paf and Uy brocesing 6 often a
Com bromise
i
Aithough the staggered. pafs demove the blind seeds that
\eoutd have been obtained with a aomstant pf, these wel
be a new blind speed thet occurs When +Hhe nh pafe have
the following xelationship MN fi = "2f2 --— =mf, tohere
MW ym--Nn dre the selativety hime Brbeg ens «
The sake of tne fiest bund Sheed Vy Witha staggered bap
leaveform -to the tel bund Sheed Ve,
Const. bsf equal te the average
Nie OW ne his
VB a
of a waveform with
pexied &
=n
~ fae Oeirage period & Tay= Ttht
References 2—
® Antvo duction re RADAR Systems — Skelnikes 7
@ Functomectaly pp RaoAnz, Sonag & Nowigation Engg. — Shame .
@ Raday - Pancipies, Technology , AbbUtcadrem : Byaon Edde -
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