GMTI Data Exploitation For SWAP Limited Radar Systems

ABSTRACT: Trident Systems Inc. (TSI) and the SAZE Technologies propose to develop algorithms to detect and characterize moving targets on the ground, to be used on SWAP-limited radar systems under development or currently in use on DoD UAV Tier II and lower airborne platforms. Trident proposes to use the Model-Aided Adaptive Processing GMTI algorithm developed by the late Dr. Howard Mendelson, which is a fully adaptive and computationally efficient algorithm that works on a single CPI and does not require training data or covariance matrix estimation. Trident will identify SWAP-limited radar systems currently in use or under development on DoD Tier II and lower UAV platforms, and perform trade studies to develop baseline algorithms that will fit within the SWAP limits. BENEFIT: Ground moving target detection and characterization algorithms have benefits and applications to military, homeland security, counter-drug, border control and law enforcement needs.