Radar Target Parameter Estimation with Array Antennas

The final processing in a radar reception chain is the estimation of target parameters. These estimates are then displayed, or further processed, by a radar data processor. The quality of the estimated parameters depends not only on the algorithm used, but also on the whole hardware and signal processing employed. The question as to how to do radar parameter estimation is indeed very complex, and not simply a matter of choosing some algorithm. Many publications are available on this problem, starting with the classic Radar Handbook of Skolnik [3.1].

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