Ground target tracking with STAP radar: selected tracking aspects
Wolfgang Koch · Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks · 2004
Ground surveillance aims at near real-time production of a dynamic ground picture. This task comprises track extraction and track maintenance of single ground moving vehicles and convoys, mobile weapon systems or military equipment, as well as low-flying targets such as helicopters. For long-range, wide area, all-weather and all-day ground surveillance operating at high data update rates, GMTI radar proves to be the sensor system of choice (GMTI: ground moving target indication). By using airborne sensor platforms in stand-off ground surveillance applications the effect of topographical screening is alleviated, thus extending the sensor's field of view. In this chapter, selected tracking aspects are discussed. The following topics are of particular interest: Doppler blindness, road map information, and sensor data fusion.