Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for extracting relative signal parameters representing two closely spaced targets from monopulse scan data. A maximum quadrature angle value from the scan data is compared with a threshold quadrature value representing a noise level. A linear polynomial model is utilized if the maximum quadrature angle exceeds the threshold value. The linear polynomial model fits a function of the azimuth angle values and quadrature angle values to a linear function of an exponential parameter derived from the boresight angles to produce polynomial coefficients and determines the relative signal parameters from the polynomial coefficients. A cubic polynomial model is utilized if the maximum quadrature angle fails to exceed the threshold value. The cubic polynomial model fits azimuth angle values to a cubic function of corresponding boresight angles to produce a set of polynomial coefficients and determines the relative signal parameters from the set of polynomial coefficients.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for extracting relative signal parameters representing two closely spaced targets from monopulse scan data. A maximum quadrature angle value from the scan data is compared with a threshold quadrature value representing a noise level. A linear polynomial model is utilized if the maximum quadrature angle exceeds the threshold value. The linear polynomial model fits a function of the azimuth angle values and quadrature angle values to a linear function of an exponential parameter derived from the boresight angles to produce polynomial coefficients and determines the relative signal parameters from the polynomial coefficients. A cubic polynomial model is utilized if the maximum quadrature angle fails to exceed the threshold value. The cubic polynomial model fits azimuth angle values to a cubic function of corresponding boresight angles to produce a set of polynomial coefficients and determines the relative signal parameters from the set of polynomial coefficients.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining first and second azimuth angle values representing two closely spaced targets. Monopulse radar scan data is produced and processed to provide quadrature angle data, merged azimuth angle data, and a maximum magnitude of the quadrature angle. A quadrature angle methodology that derives the first and second azimuth angle values from an integration of the quadrature angle data over an angular region within the monopulse scan is applied if the maximum quadrature angle magnitude exceeds the threshold value. A merged azimuth angle methodology that fits the merged azimuth angle data to a polynomial as a function of a boresight angle of the monopulse radar to derive the first and second azimuth angle values is applied if the maximum quadrature angle magnitude does not exceed the threshold value. The first and second azimuth angle values are then displayed to a user.

Abstract: A passive mine detection apparatus useful for searching out buried mines, exploits natural soil emissions at microwave frequencies and unique interference-induced spectral reflection signatures from planar surfaces of buried mines interacting with the soil emissions. The apparatus comprises a focussed beam antenna, low noise amplifiers for respective polarizations, baseband converter, spectrum analyzer, A to D converter, signature recognition processor, display and/or alarm. Hand-held and vehicle-mounted implementations are disclosed.