TY - JOUR A2 - Mase, Atsushi AU - Kongrui, Zhao AU - Changjun, Yu AU - Gongjian, Zhou AU - Taifan, Quan PY - 2013 DA - 2013/11/24 TI - Simultaneous Altitude and RCS Estimation with Propagation Attenuation in Bistatic HFSWR SP - 705087 VL - 2013 AB - High frequency surface wave radar (HFSWR) is traditionally unable to detect target altitude information. To simultaneously estimate the target altitude and radar cross-sections (RCS) with bistatic T/R-R HFSWR, a novel estimation model is proposed with the variation of the propagation attenuation, and the target echoes are utilized to construct the measurement equation. The presented model is completely observable to the target state, which can contribute to preferable estimation results. In order to improve the estimation accuracy, a centralized fusion model is adopted to fuse four measurement vectors. Simulations and practical examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed estimation model. SN - 1687-5869 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/705087 DO - 10.1155/2013/705087 JF - International Journal of Antennas and Propagation PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -