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CA 2134275
A processing method that processes interferometer data to provide for rejection of multipath signal returns from an emitter and computes an improved estimate of the relative angle between the emitter and an interferometer. The present processing method comprises the following steps. Interferometric data is gathered that comprises complex signal amplitudes derived from the emitter at a plurality of emitter angles relative to the interferometer. The complex signal amplitudes derived at each of the plurality of emitter angles are processed by maximizing a predetermined log likelihood function corresponding to a natural logarithm of a predetermined probability density function at each of the plurality of emitter angles to produce a plurality of maximized log likelihood functions. The improved estimate of relative angle between the emitter and the interferometer is made by selecting the emitter angle corresponding to an optimally maximized log likelihood function. The present method rejects multipath signal returns from an emitter and computes an improved estimate of the angle between the emitter and the interferometer. The present processing method may be employed to reject radome reflections in radars, particularly those employing antennas having a relatively low radar cross-section.
Krikorian Kapriel V.
Rosen Robert A.
Raytheon Company
Sim & Mcburney
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