For real-time radar processing, it is very desirable to have an algorithm that does not assume restricted statistics of the input data and can be implemented for high-speed processing (without a high cost) to meet rea...
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For real-time radar processing, it is very desirable to have an algorithm that does not assume restricted statistics of the input data and can be implemented for high-speed processing (without a high cost) to meet real-time requirements. We therefore apply the QR decomposition-based least-squares method for linear prediction to the problem of computing the reflection coefficients of a lattice predictor, instead of using the conventional Burg algorithm. We also propose a modified one-dimensional ring architecture for implementing the QR method of least-squares. The particular application considered in this case is that of surveillance radar systems for air traffic control.< >
An empirical measure for the selection of the edge-enhancement Gaussian filter is developed. The Gaussian filter is specified by its standard deviation sigma ; the filter's spatial support is a function of sigma ....
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An empirical measure for the selection of the edge-enhancement Gaussian filter is developed. The Gaussian filter is specified by its standard deviation sigma ; the filter's spatial support is a function of sigma . An estimation procedure for sigma using Fourier analysis is described. The measure is easy to implement and is based totally on the image at hand. Experimental results suggest that this measure can be used as an aid in deciding the Gaussian filter's spatial support, which is needed to enhance the edges. Other equivalent bandwidth definitions can be used to obtain a measure of the frequency spread in the smoothed image (e.g., the mean-square bandwidth).< >
Apparent reflectivity factors measured by a radar operating at an attenuating wavelength can be adequately predicted by using the reflectivity factors at horizontal and vertical polarizations measured at a non-attenua...
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Apparent reflectivity factors measured by a radar operating at an attenuating wavelength can be adequately predicted by using the reflectivity factors at horizontal and vertical polarizations measured at a non-attenuating wavelength. This capability is important for understanding effects of rainfall on both microwave communication systems and the operation of weather radars operating at attenuating wavelengths. This paper examines and tests this capability by using S-band dual polarization radar measurements to predict C-band radar reflectivity measurements of the same storm but from a different location. The predictions of C-band observations were obtained from disdrometer-derived relationships between S-band reflectivity factor Z/sub H/(10 cm) and differential reflectivity Z/sub DR/ measurements and C-band reflectivity factor Z/sub H/(5 cm) and specific attenuation A/sub H/. Apparent reflectivity factor measurements at C-band, derived from S-band measurements, compared very well with actual measurements in the same storm. The results support the use of the dual polarization radar technique for predicting scattering and attenuation effects of narrow beam microwave signals propagating through rain-filled media along paths other than that traversed by the radar.< >
In this paper we present some enlightening results to show why and how stability assessment for Linear Time-Varying (LTV) systems based solely on the location of the "frozen-time eigenvalues (FTE)" fails to ...
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In this paper we apply computer visualization techniques such as computer (3D) graphics, animation, and photorealistic color rendering to the simulation of dynamical processes and control systems in limited-resource e...
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The following paper describes a κ-Band Autocorrelation Radiometer called CORRAD. The purpose of CORRAD is to measure tropospheric water vapor. A description of the hardware is included. The calibration technique is d...
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Complete polarimetric signatures of a canopy of dielectric cylinders overlying a homogeneous half space are studied with the first and second order solutions of the vector radiative transfer theory. The vector radiati...
Complete polarimetric signatures of a canopy of dielectric cylinders overlying a homogeneous half space are studied with the first and second order solutions of the vector radiative transfer theory. The vector radiative transfer equations contain a general nondiagonal extinction matrix and a phase matrix. The energy conservation issue is addressed by calculating the elements of the extinction matrix and the elements of the phase matrix in a manner that is consistent with energy conservation. Two methods are used. In the first method, the surface fields and the internal fields of the dielectric cylinder are calculated by using the fields of an infinite cylinder. The phase matrix is calculated and the extinction matrix is calculated by summing the absorption and scattering to ensure energy conservation. In the second method, the method of moments is used to calculate the elements of the extinction and phase matrices. The Mueller matrix based on the first order and second order multiple scattering solutions of the vector radiative transfer equation are calculated. Results from the two methods are compared. The vector radiative transfer equations, combined with the solution based on method of moments, obey both energy conservation and reciprocity. The polarimetric signatures, copolarized and depolarized return, degree of polarization, and phase differences are studied as a function of the orientation, sizes, and dielectric properties of the cylinders. It is shown that second order scattering is generally important for vegetation canopy at C band and can be important at L band for some cases.
A preliminary analysis of backscatter measurements collected during the joint NASA/ONR Surface Wave Dynamics Experiment (SWADE) by a C-Band scatterometer (C-SCAT) developed at the University of Massachusetts [l] is pr...
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A preliminary analysis of backscatter measurements collected during the joint NASA/ONR Surface Wave Dynamics Experiment (SWADE) by a C-Band scatterometer (C-SCAT) developed at the University of Massachusetts [l] is presented. Data was collected during a total of 10 flights on board the NASA/Ames C-130B from February 27, 1991 to March 9, 1991 off the coast of Virginia. These backscatter measurements are vertically polarized, and were obtained over a full 360 degrees in azimuth, at incidence angles ranging from 20 to 50 degrees.
Two commonly used optical correlation techniques, matched spatial filtering and joint-Fourier transform correlation, are briefly reviewed. A recently proposed real-time joint-Fourier transform correlation is then disc...
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In this paper we present some enlightening results to show why and how stability assessment for Linear Time-Varying (LTV) systems based solely on the location of the "frozen-time eigenvalues (FTE)" fails to ...
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In this paper we present some enlightening results to show why and how stability assessment for Linear Time-Varying (LTV) systems based solely on the location of the "frozen-time eigenvalues (FTE)" fails to be sufficient or necessary, using two classes of parametrized periodic LTV systems derived from two examples given by Markus-Yamabe [6] and Wu [11]. Exact domain of stability in the parameter space obtained using analytical or numerical solutions of the Floquet characteristic Exponents are presented, and compared to that predicted by FTEs. The results are useful in the study of robustness and stabilization of Linear Time Invariant (LTI) systems, as will be shown in this paper that an unstable LTI system maybe stabilized or destabilized by periodic structural perturbations (pumping) without any control input.
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