With multiple radar targets the sidelobe of matched filtering outputs from the stronger targets become the interferences for the detection of weaker targets. An effective approach based on traditional CLEAN algorithm is proposed for sidelobe reduction for the matched filtering output of binary coding radar signals. A novel multilevel sidelobe reduction method is also developed for closely located multiple targets of nearly equally strong scatterings. The effectiveness of the sidelobe reduction algorithms is demonstrated through the numerous processing results.

Date Published: 5 January 2004
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 5204, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2003, (5 January 2004); doi: 10.1117/12.506506

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 5204:
Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2003
Oliver E. Drummond, Editor(s)