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A Vector Channel Based Approach To Mimo Radar Waveform Design For Extended Targets, Amanda Joan Angell Daniel

Electrical & Computer Engineering Theses & Dissertations

Radar systems have been used for many years for estimating, detecting, classifying, and imaging objects of interest (targets). Stealthier targets and more cluttered environments have created a need for more sophisticated radar systems to gain more precise information about the radar environment. Because modern radar systems are largely defined in software, adaptive radar systems have emerged that tailor system parameters such as the transmitted waveform and receiver filter to the target and environment in order to address this need.

The basic structure of a radar system exhibits many similarities to the structure of a communication system. Recognizing the parallel composition …