Feature Extraction of Micro-Motional Targets Via Time-Range Distribution

The micro-motional period is an important feature for spatial target discrimination. Firstly, the movement and wideband echo models of wobbling targets with bistatic observations are introduced. Then, the characteristics of the mono-/bi-static high-resolution range profiles (HRRPs) with different polarizations are analyzed based on the simulation echoes of the wobbling target via the electromagnetic calculations. Finally, the observed HRRP sequence is employed to construct a time-range distribution matrix, and an estimation method of the micro-motional period is proposed based on the time-range distribution matrix correlation, which is validated by the measurement experiments in the anechoic chamber.