Real-time radar pulse parameter extractor

The estimation of pulsed radar signal parameters is a key task of an electronic intelligence (ELINT) equipment. All these signal parameters are compiled in a pulse description word (PDW). The post-processing of various PDWs from different receivers can provide valuable information about emitters. This paper presents a real-time FPGA implementation of a radar pulse parameter extractor (PPE) which provides the PDW of four simultaneous pulsed radar signals. Experimental results are presented in order to validate the FPGA implementation.