Under a number of practical operating scenarios, traditional moving target indicator (MTI) systems inadequately suppress ground clutter in airborne radar systems. Due to the moving platform, the clutter gains a nonzero relative velocity and spreads the power across Doppler frequencies. This obfuscates slow-moving targets of interest near the "direct current" component of the spectrum. In response, space-time adaptive processing (STAP) techniques have been developed that simultaneously operate in the space and time dimensions for effective clutter cancellation. STAP algorithms commonly operate under the assumption of homogeneous clutter, where the returns are described by complex, white Gaussian distributions. Empirical evidence shows that this assumption is invalid for many radar systems of interest, including high-resolution radar and radars operating at low grazing angles. We are interested in these heterogeneous cases, i.e., cases when the Gaussian model no longer suffices. Hence, the development of reliable STAP algorithms for real systems depends on the accuracy of the heterogeneous clutter models. The clutter of interest in this work includes heterogeneous texture clutter and point clutter. We have developed a cell-based clutter model (CCM) that provides simple, yet faithful means to simulate clutter scenarios for algorithm testing. The scene generated by the CMM can be tuned with two parameters, essentially describing the spikiness of the clutter scene. In one extreme, the texture resembles point clutter, generating strong returns from localized range-azimuth bins. On the other hand, our model can also simulate a flat, homogeneous environment. We prove the importance of model-based STAP techniques, namely knowledge-aided parametric covariance estimation (KAPE), in filtering a gamut of heterogeneous texture scenes. We demonstrate that the efficacy of KAPE does not diminish in the presence of typical spiky clutter. Computational complexities and susceptibility to modeling errors prohibit the use of KAPE in real systems. The computational complexity is a major concern, as the standard KAPE algorithm requires the inversion of an MNxMN matrix for each range bin, where M and N are the number of array elements and the number of pulses of the radar system, respectively. We developed a Gram Schmidt (GS) KAPE method that circumvents the need of a direct inversion and reduces the number of required power estimates. Another unavoidable concern is the performance degradations arising from uncalibrated array errors. This problem is exacerbated in KAPE, as it is a model-based technique; mismatched element amplitudes and phase errors amount to a modeling mismatch. We have developed the power-ridge aligning (PRA) calibration technique, a novel iterative gradient descent algorithm that outperforms current methods. We demonstrate the vast improvements attained using a combination of GS KAPE and PRA over the standard KAPE algorithm under various clutter scenarios in the presence of array errors.

L’interférométrie par retro-injection optique (OFI) est une technique de détection émergente pour les systèmes fluidiques. Son principe est basé sur la modulation de la puissance et/ou de la tension de polarisation d’une diode laser induites par interférence entre le faisceau propre de la cavité laser et la lumière réfléchie ou rétro-diffusée par une cible distante. Grâce à l’effet Doppler, cette technique permet de mesurer précisément la vitesse de particules en mouvement dans un fluide, et de répondre aux besoins croissants de mesure de débit dans les systèmes d’analyse biomédicale ou chimique.Dans cette thèse, les performances de la vélocimétrie par rétro-injection optique sont étudiées théoriquement et expérimentalement pour le cas de micro-canaux fluidiques. Un nouveau modèle numérique multi-physique (optique, optoélectronique et fluidique) est développé pour reproduire les spectres Doppler expérimentaux. En particulier, les effets de la concentration en particules, de la distribution angulaire de la diffusion du laser par les particules, ainsi que du profil d’écoulement dans le canal sont pris en compte. Un bon accord est obtenu entre les vitesses d’écoulement théoriques et expérimentales. Ce modèle est également appliqué avec succès à la mesure de la vitesse locale dans un micro-canal et à l’analyse de l’impact sur le signal des configurations particulières de canal. Enfin, la conception d’un capteur OFI tirant parti des avantages des Lasers à Cavité Verticale à Emission par la Surface (VCSEL) est proposée. Grâce au développement de techniques de microfabrication à base de matériaux polymères, un premier démonstrateur composé d’un VCSEL à lentille intégrée est réalisé et testé sans aucune optique macroscopique additionnelle. Les résultats obtenus en termes de mesure de flux sur des canaux micro-fluidiques de tailles différentes valident l’intérêt de cette approche et ouvrent la voie vers la réalisation de capteurs OFI ultra-compacts. / Optical feedback interferometry (OFI) is an emerging sensing technique which has been studied in fluidic systems. This sensing scheme is based on the modulation of the laser emission output power and/or the junction voltage induced by the interaction between the back-scattered light from a distant target and the laser inner cavity light. Thanks to the Doppler Effect, OFI can precisely measure the velocity of seeding particles in flowing liquids which is much required in chemical engineering and biomedical fields. In the present thesis, optical feedback interferometry performance for microscale flow sensing is studied theoretically and experimentally. A new numerical modeling approach based on multi-physics numerical simulations for OFI signal simulation in the micro-scale flowmetry configuration is presented that highlight the sensor performances. In this model, many factors are involved such as particle concentration and laser-particle scattering angle distribution and flow velocity distribution. The flow rate measurement shows good agreement with the modeling. The implementation of OFI based sensors in multiple fluidic systems, investigating the impact of the fluidic chip specific configuration on the sensor signal.Finally, a compact OFI flowmetry sensor based on Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) using micro optical fabrication techniques is demonstrated as well. The simulation method for the design and the microfabrication procedures are detailed. After an evaluation of the experimental results, the capabilities of this new OFI sensor in microfluidic measurements are emphasized, thus demonstrating an open path towards ultra-compact microfluidic systems based on the OFI sensing technique.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T12:44:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T14:07:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 06864.pdf: 11106654 bytes, checksum: 851c7803db872d59fc1f49dc465fa8af (MD5) / Tese (Doutoramento) / IPEN/T / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN/CNEN-SP

In digital mobile communication systems, in which signals are transmitted via radio, multipath distortions manifest themselves as a linear intersymbol interference, ISI, because of multiple copies of the same signal arriving at the receiver with different time delays. To combat the effects of ISI, one of the tools used is Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing, OFDM. OFDM is a modulation technique that employs simultaneously several subcarriers which have been successfully used in both wired communication systems and in radio transmission systems. It has been especially used in the transmission of signals in digital mobile systems with high data rates through a communication channel with multipath, noisy, with severe frequency selective fading, because as one of the most important characteristics of this technique is to have great resistance to ISI and ICI, even in adverse conditions. The objective of this work is to present a comparative study of the behavior of digital communication systems operating with single carrier and multicarrier OFDM in Rayleigh channel, particularly considering the achievements of Doppler shift and multipath. The study is based on simulation, from the perspective of performance, through analysis of bit error rate curves, BER versus Eb=N0. / Em sistemas de comunicação digitais móveis, nos quais sinais são transmitidos via rádio, multipercursos provocam distorções lineares que se manifestam como interferência intersimbólica, ISI (do inglês intersymbol interference), em razão de múltiplas cópias de um mesmo sinal chegarem ao receptor com diferentes atrasos temporais. Para combater os efeitos da ISI, uma das ferramentas utilizadas é a multiplexação por divisão em frequências ortogonais, OFDM (do inglês orthogonal frequency division multiplexing). OFDM é uma técnica de modulação de sinais digitais que emprega simultaneamente diversas subportadoras, atualmente usada com grande sucesso tanto em sistemas de comunicação com fio, quanto em sistemas de transmissão via rádio. Ela tem sido especialmente utilizada na transmissão de sinais em sistemas digitais móveis, com altas taxas de dados, através de canal de comunicação com multipercursos, ruidoso, com severo desvanecimento seletivo em frequências, pois uma das mais importantes características desta técnica é ter grande robustez à ISI e a interferências interportadoras, ICI (do inglês Intercarrier Interference), mesmo em condições adversas. Objetiva-se com este trabalho apresentar um estudo comparativo, baseado em simulação, sob a ótica de desempenho, entre sistemas de comunicação digital operando com monoportadora e com multiportadoras/OFDM, mediante análise de curvas de taxa de erro de bits, BER (do inglês bit error ratio) versus Eb/N0. Nesse estudo serão considerados especialmente efeitos de deslocamento Doppler e de multipercursos empregando modelo de Rayleigh para o canal.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T12:44:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-09T14:07:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 06864.pdf: 11106654 bytes, checksum: 851c7803db872d59fc1f49dc465fa8af (MD5) / Tese (Doutoramento) / IPEN/T / Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN/CNEN-SP

This masters thesis is focused around the designing and implementation of an anpplication that can extract information on speed of vehicles from radar data. The radar measurements were done by using a continous wave radar. The emphasis is placed on the computation of the angle in which the car approaches the radar and on the speed correction based on this angle. The final design was implemented in Matlab. The evaluation of the implemented solution was done on reference data.

This work is engaged in ways of objects speed measuring mainly helped by Doppler Effect. The sensor HB410 is described in this work and its possible elaboration output heterodyne analog signal. The calculation of objects speed is deduced from frequency of heterodyne signal. In this work is projected circuit solution for elaboration of analog signal and its digitalization. Available types and nature of microcontrollers which are elaborating digital signal and communicating with PC are summarized in this work. In the last chapter is described microcontroller's driving software and PC software for speed measure.

This paper describes the simulation of the motion of a sound source in space with several speakers. It deals mainly with the study and subsequent implementation of events necessary for simulating the motion of the virtual sound source. The theoretical part is therefore concerned with finding these phenomena and with their description. Mainly that means description of panning of the sound and of the Doppler effect. In the following practical part of the work, the previously described phenomena are applied into Matlab. In the created interface , it is then possible to select the parameters of the simulation, such as the trajectory of the motion of the virtual sound source, the number of the points of the trajectory, etc. Analyses of the generated signal are then made of the selected referential parameters of the simulation.

Inom miljöer med krav på hög säkerhet såsom kärnkraftverk behövs ett billigt och pålitligt alternativ för att snabbt och enkelt kunna detektera obehöriga individer vid intrång. Föreliggande rapport beskriver arbetet kring utveckling av en rörelsedetektor som har funktionen att detektera obehöriga personer inom områden där de inte har tillträde. Det slutliga målet med detta arbete är att konstruera en programmerbar krets som arbetar med signalerna från rörelsesensorn HB100, som utan underhåll kan täcka stora ytor. Arbetet har avgränsas till elektronikdesign, filterkonstruktion, EMC samt programmering av den färdiga kretsen. / Within environments with high demands on security like nuclear power plants there is a high demand on a cheap and reliable system for detection of unauthorized individuals of intrusion. This report describes the work on the development of a motion detection system using the doppler effect. The ultimate goal of this work is to design a programmable circuit that works with signals from the motion sensor HB100, which without maintenance can cover large areas. The work has been limited to electronic design, filter design, EMC and programming of the complete circuit.

L'interférométrie par réinjection optique est une technique de mesure dont l'implémentation pour l'interrogation de systèmes fluidiques est assez récente. Le principe de mesure est basé sur la perturbation des paramètres d'émission du laser induite par la réinjection dans la cavité laser de lumière rétro-diffusée par une cible distante. La technique permet le développement de capteurs compact et non-invasifs qui mesurent différents paramètres liés aux déplacements de la cible. En particulier, les interféromètres par réinjection optique prennent avantage de l'effet Doppler pour mesurer la vitesses de traceurs dans les liquides en écoulement. Cet aspect important de la technique de réinjection optique la rend adaptée à une grande variété d'applications dans les domaines du génie chimique et du biomédical où un contrôle des écoulements est requis. Cette thèse présente l'implémentation de capteur basés sur la réinjection optique pour différents systèmes fluidiques où la vitesse locale d'écoulement ou le débit sont directement mesurés. Nous présentons une étude centrée sur les applications où la réinjection optique est utilisée pour la mesure du débit à la micro-échelle avec en particulier une analyse de la robustesse des méthodes de traitement du signal propres aux régimes de diffusion simple et de diffusion multiple. Par ailleurs, nous présentons des résultats expérimentaux de mesures ex vivo où le capteur par réinjection optique est proposé comme alternative pour la myographie. Nous présentons également une implémentation temps réel pour l’estimation du débit instantané d'écoulements dynamiques dans une configuration milli-fluidique. Un système semi-automatisé de détection de particule unique dans un micro-canal est proposé et démontré. Enfin, un capteur basé sur la réinjection optique est implémenté pour la caractérisation des interactions entre deux fluides immiscibles en écoulement à micro-échelle et les mesures réalisées sont comparées à un modèle développé afin de décrire le comportement hydrodynamique des deux fluides dans un micro-réacteur. Le manuscrit décrit une contribution importante pour l'implémentation de capteur par réinjection optique pour des applications fluidiques et en particulier micro-fluidiques. Il présente également des résultats expérimentaux remarquables qui ouvrent de nouveaux horizons pour l'interférométrie à réinjection optique. / Optical feedback interferometry is a sensing technique with relative recent implementation for the interrogation of fluidic systems. The sensing principle is based on the perturbation of the laser emission parameters induced by the reinjection in the laser cavity of light back-scattered from a distant target. The technique allows for the development of compact and noninvasive sensors that measure various parameters related to the motion of moving targets. In particular, optical feedback interferometers take advantage of the Doppler effect to measure the velocity of tracers in flowing liquids. These important features of the optical feedback interferometry technique make it wellsuited for a variety of applications in chemical engineering and biomedical fields, where accurate monitoring of the flows is needed. This thesis presents the implementation of optical feedback interferometry based sensors in multiple fluidic systems where local velocity or flow rate are directly measured. We present an application-centered study of the optical feedback sensing technique used for flow measurement at the microscale with focus on the reliability of the signal processing methods for flows in the single and the multiple scattering regimes. Further, we present experimental results of ex vivo measurements where the optical feedback sensor is proposed as an alternative system for myography. In addition we present a real-time implementation for the assessment of non-steady flows in a millifluidic configuration. A semi-automatized system for single particle detection in a microchannel is proposed and demonstrated. Finally, an optical feedback based laser sensor is implemented for the characterization of the interactions between two immiscible liquid-liquid flowing at the microscale, and the measurement is compared to a theoretical model developed to describe the hydrodynamics of both fluids in a chemical microreactor. The present manuscript describes an important contribution to the implementation of optical feedback sensors for fluidic and microfluidic applications. It also presents remarkable experimental results that open new horizons to the optical feedback interferometry.