This chapter provides a discussion of the fundamentals of target recognition technology and concepts. Emphasis is placed on recognition techniques as applied to radar signatures, for the AEW systems radar will in general provide the most reliable, long-range, all-weather, all-scenario data upon which to base the recognition process.

Chapter Contents:

• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.1.1 Discrimination
• 12.1.2 Classification
• 12.1.3 Identification
• 12.2 RF Observables
• 12.2.1 The Doppler Domain
• 12.2.2 The Range Resolution Domain
• 12.2.3 The Radar Image Domain
• 12.2.4 The Polarization Domain
• 12.3 Parameter Utilization
• 12.4 Recognition System Development and Implementation
• 12.5 Fusion for Recognition
• 12.5.1 The Levels of Fusion
• 12.5.2 Types of Fusion
• 12.5.3 Sensor Attributes

Inspec keywords: radar target recognition; alarm systems; airborne radar

Other keywords: recognition process; airborne early warning systems; target recognition technology; AEW systems; weather conditions; radar signatures

Subjects: Radar equipment, systems and applications