2006 IEEE Radar Conference
April 24 - 27, 2006
Turning Stone Resort and Casino
Verona, NY   USA
 
Sponsored by IEEE Aerospace & Electronics Systems Society and IEEE Mohawk Valley and Syracuse Sections
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 17 April 06
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Tutorial 3.4
Thursday AM, 27 April 2006

Radar and Multi-Sensor Target Recognition
Instructor: Marvin N. Cohen, USA

Synopsis: In the introduction, the principles, motivations, and terminology related to target recognition are presented and discussed. Cooperative and traditional target recognition methods are reviewed. The lecture continues with an in-depth discussion of specific non-cooperative target recognition techniques. The general relationships between radar parameters and recognition functions are discussed. Underlying phenomenologies and signal and identification processing techniques are investigated and discussed in detail using the specific examples of high-range-resolution-based aircraft identification and Doppler-signature-based helicopter identification. An overview of image-based radar techniques utilizing SAR and ISAR is provided. The motivations for and potential advantages of multi-sensor target recognition are presented, as well as an overview of the principal issues related to identification fusion system development. Thereafter, a specific identification fusion algorithm is developed and its performance is investigated. The lecture concludes with a summary comparison of single-sensor, multi-mode, and multi-sensor target recognition techniques. The particular challenges and advantages of the approaches are compared and contrasted.

Dr. Marvin Cohen received his Ph. D. in theoretical mathematics from the University of Miami in 1978. . He is a Principal Research Scientist and Fellow of GTRI and a Fellow of the IEEE. He is also CEO of IRTA-MCA, currently supporting various programs related to identification fusion. Dr. Cohen is co-author of Radar Design principles, 2nd Edition, has authored over 120 professional publications, and teaches in a number of advance technology short courses. Throughout his career, Dr. Cohen has pursued his interest in radar pulse compression codes and filters by continuing to develop techniques and results, teach, and review the evolving research in this fascinating area.