3D Radar Imaging

MARK Resources proposes to develop algorithms that combine measurements obtained from multiple radars, or from the same radar at different times, to extract the three-dimensional distribution of scatterers on BMD targets, and to translate these distributions into discriminating features. The proposed approach analyzes the complex return signal from each scatterer directly, and extracts three-dimensional information without imaging a target. The measurements do not require knowledge of the target motion, are not sensitive to radar registration and calibration, and require little throughput, so may be applied to sea-based as well as ground-based radars. The proposed SBIR project will demonstrate the achievable measurement accuracy and the consequent improvement in discrimination performance, and determine how these depend on the engagement conditions and radar parameters. Boeing has joined us in this project, to effectively transition the technology into existing and future missile defense systems.