LFM-PC Radar Evaluation in Presence of Jamming using SystemVue

Abstract

Pulse Compression (PC) radars become; now a day; are the most commonly used in a lot of military applications. This is due to its capability to resolve the problem of designing long range radar with excellent range resolution. Also, it provides additional processing gain that enhances radar detection capability. Moreover, Pulse compression is considered as an electronic counter countermeasures (ECCM) capability. It provides the radar with a good immunity against different jamming techniques. There are a lot of types of PC waveforms. Linear Frequency Modulated (LFM) signals are the most tolerant to high Doppler shifts. This is why LFM-PC radars are widely utilized with high speed targets. However, the literature lacks a simulation model to evaluate the detection performance of LFM-PC radar in presence of different noise jamming techniques. This paper introduces a typical simulation model for LFM-PC search radar using SystemVue. The simulated model allows the studying of the PC radar performance with different jamming techniques. Also, the optimum jamming technique; from electronic warfare point of view; is explored.