Reply Correlation Test Analysis in Monopulse Beacon Radars

The statistical behavior of the position data furnished by single air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS) reports is analyzed. Some statistical models are correspondingly derived in order to be employed for the performance evaluation of the dwell-time section of the ATCRBS monopulse receiver. The expression of the failure probability is derived for the range and azimuth tests performed by the association algorithms operating in the monopulse ATCRBS target data extractor. Some numerical results are reported referring to the evaluation of the above failure probabilities in different conditions.