# IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

## Issue 1 • Feb. 2018

The purchase and pricing options for this item are unavailable. Select items are only available as part of a subscription package. You may try again later or contact us for more information.

## Filter Results

Displaying Results 1 - 25 of 46

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):C1 - C4
| |PDF (103 KB)
• ### IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s): C2
| |PDF (134 KB)
• ### From the Editor-in-Chief

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s): 1
| |PDF (65 KB) | HTML
• ### Robust Fault-Tolerant Tracking Control for Spacecraft Proximity Operations Using Time-Varying Sliding Mode

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):2 - 17
| |PDF (2218 KB) | HTML

The capture of a free-floating tumbling object using an autonomous vehicle is a key technology for many future orbital missions. Spacecraft proximity operations will play an important role in guaranteeing the success of such missions. In this paper, we technically propose a tracking control scheme for proximity operations between a target and a pursuer spacecraft that ensures accurate relative pos... View full abstract»

• ### Passive Radar Detection With Noisy Reference Channel Using Principal Subspace Similarity

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):18 - 36
| |PDF (1976 KB) | HTML

Traditional passive radar detectors compute cross correlation of the raw data in the reference and surveillance channels. However, there is no optimality guarantee for this detector in the presence of a noisy reference. Here, we develop a new detector that utilizes a test statistic based on the cross correlation of the principal left singular vectors of the reference and surveillance signal-plus-n... View full abstract»

• ### Detection of Range Migrating Targets in Compound-Gaussian Clutter

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):37 - 50
| |PDF (834 KB) | HTML

This paper deals with the problem of coherent radar detection of fast-moving targets in a high-range resolution mode. In particular, we are focusing on the spiky clutter modeled as a compound Gaussian process with rapidly varying power along range. Additionally, a fast-moving target of interest has a few range cells migration within the coherent processing interval. Two coherent CFAR detectors are... View full abstract»

• ### Car Detection in Aerial Images of Dense Urban Areas

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):51 - 63
| |PDF (2563 KB) | HTML

With the ever-increasing demand in the analysis and understanding of aerial images in order to remotely recognize targets, this paper introduces a robust system for the detection and localization of cars in images captured by air vehicles and satellites. The system adopts a sliding-window approach. It compromises a window-evaluation and a window-classification subsystems. The performance of the pr... View full abstract»

• ### ISAR Imaging Algorithm of Multiple Targets with Complex Motions Based on the Fractional Tap Length Keystone Transform

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):64 - 76
| |PDF (1718 KB) | HTML

Complex motions of targets cause migration through resolution cells which leads to the inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) image blurred and makes difficulties to follow-up work such as identification, recognition, and classification. In this paper, a novel ISAR imaging algorithm based on the fractional tap length keystone transform (FTLKT) is proposed for multiple targets with complex motions... View full abstract»

• ### Computationally Efficient TDOA/FDOA Estimation for Unknown Communication Signals in Electronic Warfare Systems

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):77 - 89
| |PDF (1442 KB) | HTML

The cross ambiguity function (CAF) has been commonly used to find time difference of arrival (TDOA) and frequency difference of arrival (FDOA). In most cases, direct computation of the CAF by using a conventional method such as fast Fourier transform is too computationally intensive. Thus, a two-stage approach consisting of a coarse mode to find rough TDOA/FDOA estimates and a fine mode for precis... View full abstract»

• ### Spectrum Allocation for Noncooperative Radar Coexistence

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):90 - 105
| |PDF (1792 KB) | HTML

Access to the electromagnetic spectrum is an ever-growing challenge for radar. Future radar will be required to mitigate RF interference from other RF sources, relocate to new frequency bands while maintaining quality of service, and share frequency bands with other RF systems. The spectrum sensing, multioptimization (SS-MO) technique was recently investigated as a possible solution to these chall... View full abstract»

• ### Resonance-Based Procedure for Locating Failed Luminaires in AGL Systems

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):106 - 114
| |PDF (905 KB) | HTML

Aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) systems provide a visual reference for aircraft during airport operations. Fast detection and location of failed luminaires is an important safety concern in AGL systems. In the event of luminaire failure, AGL transformers introduce harmonic currents. Resonances can increase harmonics, worsening the problem. This paper presents analytical expressions for determin... View full abstract»

• ### Maritime Moving Target Indication Using Passive GNSS-Based Bistatic Radar

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):115 - 130
Cited by:  Papers (1)
| |PDF (2074 KB) | HTML

This paper is a first introduction to the concept of using global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) as illuminators of opportunity in a passive bistatic real-time radar system for maritime target indication applications. An overview of the system concept and the signal processing algorithms for moving target indication is provided. To verify the feasibility of the system implementation as well a... View full abstract»

• ### An INS Monitor to Detect GNSS Spoofers Capable of Tracking Vehicle Position

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):131 - 143
| |PDF (786 KB) | HTML

In this paper, we describe and evaluate a new monitor that uses inertial navigation system (INS) measurements to detect spoofing attacks on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Spoofing detection is accomplished by monitoring the Kalman filter innovations in a tightly coupled INS/GNSS mechanization. Monitor performance is evaluated against worst case spoofing attacks, including spo... View full abstract»

• ### Maintenance of Libration Point Orbit in Elliptic Sun–Mercury Model

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):144 - 158
| |PDF (1396 KB) | HTML

The maintenance of the nominal multirevolution elliptic halo orbit, whose special features can benefit mercurial explorations, is first investigated through Monte–Carlo simulations in the elliptic Sun–Mercury model, and then validated in the high-fidelity ephemeris model. The receding horizon control strategy solved by the indirect Radau pseudospectral method demonstrates that the or... View full abstract»

• ### Detection of Multiple Movers Based on Single Channel Source Separation of Their Micro-Dopplers

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):159 - 169
| |PDF (920 KB) | HTML

Studies have demonstrated the usefulness of micro-Doppler signatures for classifying dynamic radar targets such as humans, helicopters, and wind turbines. However, these classification works are based on the assumption that the propagation channel consists of only a single moving target. When multiple targets move simultaneously in the channel, the micro-Dopplers, in their radar backscatter, super... View full abstract»

• ### Robust Fuzzy Tracking Control of Flexible Spacecraft via a T–S Fuzzy Model

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):170 - 179
| |PDF (1143 KB) | HTML

This paper presents a robust fuzzy tracking controller for position and attitude control, and for vibration suppression in a flexible spacecraft. The robust fuzzy controller guarantees $H_{infty }$ tracking control performance while satisfying the actuators’ amplitude constraints. The design problem of the fuzzy trackin... View full abstract»

• ### Fall Detection Using Deep Learning in Range-Doppler Radars

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):180 - 189
| |PDF (794 KB) | HTML

In this paper, we propose an approach that uses deep learning to detect a human fall. The proposed approach automatically captures the intricate properties of the radar returns. In order to minimize false alarms, we fuse information from both the time-frequency and range domains. Experimental data is used to demonstrate the superiority of the deep learning based approach in comparison with the pri... View full abstract»

• ### An Efficient Recursive Multiframe Track-Before-Detect Algorithm

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):190 - 204
| |PDF (1293 KB) | HTML

Multiframe track-before-detect (MF-TBD) usually uses sliding-window-based batch processing, where a number $N$ of the latest data frames are jointly processed at each measurement time. The sliding window mechanism compromises the operating efficiency of MF-TBD by increasing both computational costs and memory requirements, thus... View full abstract»

• ### Blinding Guidance Against Missiles Sharing Bearings-Only Measurements

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):205 - 216
| |PDF (1071 KB) | HTML

A novel “blind and evade” guidance concept for an aerial target, which is exposed to a threat of two homing missiles, is presented. Each missile is assumed to measure solely its own line-of-sight (LOS) angle and share it with the other missile. Such information sharing enables the missiles to form a triangular measuring baseline relative to the target and to improve their estimation ... View full abstract»

• ### Path Planning and Collision Avoidance for a Multi-Arm Space Maneuverable Robot

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):217 - 232
| |PDF (2009 KB) | HTML

In this paper, a path planning algorithm for a multi-arm space robot is proposed. The robot is capable of maneuvering on the exterior of a large space station. Based on the maneuver strategy, continuous and smooth trajectories of the manipulator end effectors are first determined via the polynomial interpolation method. Then, the kinematics describing the relation between the end effector and the ... View full abstract»

• ### Tracking-Aided Classification of Targets Using Multihypothesis Sequential Probability Ratio Test

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):233 - 245
| |PDF (415 KB) | HTML

This paper deals with target classification by using both feature data and kinematic measurements. The problem is tackled by multihypothesis sequential testing with embedded target tracking. We implement an Armitage sequential test for nonmaneuvering and maneuvering targets. Both (centralized and distributed) fusion architectures are used for the embedded tracking. The contributions of the kinemat... View full abstract»

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):246 - 256
| |PDF (1036 KB) | HTML

This paper investigates X-ray pulsar navigation for earth–moon libration-point mission. A comprehensive analysis shows that abnormal measurements are inevitable and bring quite adverse effects for navigation results. To approach this problem, a new algorithm called robust square-root cubature Kalman filter is proposed. An innovation-based adaptive scale factor is introduced to adjust measur... View full abstract»

• ### Angle Estimation With Polarization Filtering: A Single Snapshot Approach

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):257 - 268
| |PDF (4862 KB) | HTML

When a monopulse radar is subjected to main-lobe barrage interference, the target and the interference source are both located within the 3 dB beamwidth of the radar; the target returns are subsumed by the interference, which results in incorrect detection, erroneous angle measurements, and tracking error. Based on a hybrid polarimetric monopulse radar with six channels, a new approach is presente... View full abstract»

• ### An Imaging Dictionary Based Multipath Suppression Algorithm for Through-Wall Radar Imaging

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):269 - 283
| |PDF (1601 KB) | HTML

This paper considers the problem of multipath ghosts elimination for the through-wall radar imaging. We formulate a discrete signal model in the presence of first-order multipath, and propose an imaging dictionary based algorithm to suppress the multipath ghosts. Specifically, first, several estimated images are obtained via two different kinds of imaging dictionaries for the focus delays related ... View full abstract»

• ### FDA-MIMO Radar Range–Angle Estimation: CRLB, MSE, and Resolution Analysis

Publication Year: 2018, Page(s):284 - 294
| |PDF (795 KB) | HTML

Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar enjoys the advantage of increased degrees-of-freedom and spatial diversity gain, but it cannot effectively resolves the targets closely spaced in the same angle cell (but different range cells). Frequency diverse array (FDA)-MIMO radar can handle this problem by exploiting its range-dependent beampattern. FDA-MIMO radar was, thus, suggested for range... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems focuses on the organization, design, development, integration, and operation of complex systems for space, air, ocean, or ground environment.  These systems include, but are not limited to, navigation, avionics, spacecraft, aerospace power, radar, sonar, telemetry, defense, transportation, automated testing, and command and control.

Full Aims & Scope

## Meet Our Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Michael Rice
Brigham Young University