PROBLEMS IN AIRBORNE RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION

A brief overview of techniques which can be applied to the problem of radar-based classification and recognition of airborne targets from ai rborne platforms is presented. This problem is complicated by small sy stem requirements and by limitations in both the quality and quantity of the data that can be obtained. Consequently, the true identificatio n question is frequently abandoned in favour of broader 'categorizatio n' approaches, and we shall discuss drawbacks of the various methods. In addition, we will try to identify areas of current research.