Research of Radar Waveform Based on Pulse Position Jitter and Relative LPI Performance Analysis

The low probability of intercept (LPI) radar waveform is reflected in a lower pulse power and complex structure of the pulse series. The previous one ensures that it avoids being intercepted by the electronic measures system (ESM) carried by the goal; the latter makes it difficult for ESM to separate and identify. As for pulse position jitter pulse array, because of pulse position's random jitter in a specific pulse interval of the pulse repetition interval (PRI), the spectrum broadens and spectral density reduces, making it hard for the ESM to intercept. Meanwhile, because the waveform doesn't have a fixed PRI, it's also difficult to be sorted or identified Therefore pulse position jitter waveform is a rational LPI waveform. Combined with a design about the LPI radar signal waveform, this paper carries out a research on PRI jitter waveform, and provides a waveform generating and echo signal processing method; then the paper simulates the LPI characteristics and comes to a conclusion which has an important applying value .

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