PULSE DOPPLER RADAR
Radar Glossary
Radar — Pulse Doppler Radar
Information on Pulse Doppler Radar
Continuous wave radar (CW radar) is not the only form
of radar able to make use of the Doppler effect.
Doppler shifts can be used in pulse radar, as they
were in CW radar, to determine the relative velocity of
moving targets. Pulse radars designed to make use of the
Doppler effect in this way are called pulse Doppler radar (PD radar).
Pulse doppler radars are very useful radar systems
as they combine their ability to determine target velocity with
the other functionality of a standard pulse radar. A pulse
doppler radar can, therefore, determine range, angle and velocity
of a target. This makes pulse doppler radar extremely
valuable in situations involving many small moving targets hidden by
heavily cluttered environments. A maritime scenario involving low-flying aircraft and
anti-ship missiles is an example of such an environment.
It is
common for pulse doppler radars to have a capability to
concentrate only on moving targets, removing the sometimes confusing clutter
from the operator’s display. This capability is called moving target
indication (MTI).
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