A Design Method of Parameters for Airborne Conical Scan Pulsed Doppler Radar Seeker

The look-down mode of an airborne pulsed Doppler radar seeker is important for the detection of a moving ground target. The performances of airborne pulsed Doppler radar seeker operating in look-down mode are strongly influenced by the presence of ground clutter. In this paper the different clutter characteristics of airborne conical scan pulsed Doppler radar seeker in searching and tracking mode are analyzed, and a novel design method of parameters for the seeker is proposed. Then a design instance is given to validate the practicability of this method