A Novel Radar Signals Sorting Method-Based Trajectory Features

Abstract

When several foreign fighters with the same type enter detection range, the electronic warfare (EW) receivers will intercept many the same type radar emitter signals. If the intercepted pulse is processed by the traditional sorting methods, the number of emitters cannot be identified. The main reason is that the same type of radar has similar parameters. It will cause a devastating influence on subsequent strategic decisions. A novel sorting method based on the trajectory features is proposed to solve the aforementioned problems. First, the trajectory features of the intercepted pulse signal are extracted. Then, the segmentation method is utilized to preprocess the signals, which enhances the computing efficiency and improves the sorting accuracy. Meanwhile, a prediction framework based on long short-term memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network is established to forecast pulses. Finally, the radar stagger pulses are sorted by forecast pulses. The simulation results show that the proposed method can recognize the number of emitters and achieve high sorting accuracy. It provides a new idea for the radar signals sorting of the same type.