IEEE AES Society: Cognitive Radar: From Theory to Practice
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This lecture is a condensed version of the tutorial “Cognitive Processing for Radar Systems: From Theory to Practice” given by Graeme Smith and Kristine Bell at the 2016 IEEE Intl. Radar Conference.
The lecture provides an introduction to cognitive processing for radar systems. We attempt to answer the question How does one build a cognitive radar? The emphasis is placed on how the emerging theories can be taken and applied in practice. The meaning of cognition, from an engineering perspective, is discussed and a case is made as to why future radar systems need to be cognitive. A mathematically rigorous, generalized cognitive framework is introduced and the methods by which the generalized framework can be instantiated for specific applications are presented. The cognitive algorithm development process, which includes simulation, testing on previously collected data, and real-time experimentation, is discussed. Finally, design requirements for an experimental radar are proposed, and the results we have achieved on the Ohio State University (OSU) Cognitive Radar Engineering Workspace (CREW) are presented.
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- Date: 02 Aug 2016
- Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
- All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern
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Dr. Justin Metcalf
- Starts 18 July 2016 03:00 PM
- Ends 01 August 2016 03:00 PM
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Dr. Kristine Bell, Senior Scientist of Metron, Inc.
Cognitive Radar: From Theory to Practice
Biography:
Dr. Kristine L. Bell is a Senior Scientist at Metron, Inc. and also holds an Affiliate Faculty position in the Statistics Department at George Mason University (GMU). Her technical expertise is in the area of statistical signal processing and multi-target tracking with applications in radar, sonar, aeroacoustics, and satellite communications. Since joining Metron in 2009, she has been the PI for projects on Fully Adaptive Radar, Cognitive Sensor Management, MIMO Radar Clutter Modeling, Over-the-Horizon Radar, Advanced Tracking, and Passive Synthetic Aperture Sonar. She is a member of the NATO SET-227 panel on Cognitive Radar. From 1996-2009, Dr. Bell was an Associate/Assistant Professor in the Statistics Department and C4I Center at George Mason University. At GMU, she was the PI on various research projects sponsored by DARPA, ONR, ARL, and Lockheed-Martin, including projects on space-time adaptive processing for application in GMTI airborne radar, and performance bounds for parameter estimation and tracking. She has co-authored three books and over 80 journal and conference papers in these areas. She has been a visiting researcher at the Army Research Laboratory and the Naval Research Laboratory and a consultant to SAIC, Lockheed-Martin Orincon, Metron, ArgonST, and SPC. She is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Dr. Kristine Bell, Senior Scientist of Metron, Inc.
Cognitive Radar: From Theory to Practice
Biography: