Xiaoge Wang

Interrupted-sampling repeater jamming (ISRJ) is widely used in the field of electronic countermeasures, and can severely affect radar detection. Therefore, the problem of ISRJ suppression is a compelling task. In this paper, we propose an ISRJ suppression method based on an intrapulse frequency-coded joint frequency modulation (FM) slope agile waveform. The intrapulse frequency-coded joint FM slope agile waveform is first designed. The delay inserted between subpulses makes the waveform easy to implement in engineering, and the ambiguity function diagram of the waveform approximates the ideal thumbtack type. Next, the echo slices are classified in the fractional domain utilizing the discontinuity of ISRJ and the focusing property of fractional Fourier transform for chirp signals. Then, the target and interference in the interfered echo slices are reconstructed by compressed sensing, and a time-domain filter is constructed based on interference-free echo slices. Finally, the echo signal after interference suppression is further filtered in the time domain to degrade range sidelobes. Simulation results show that the proposed method can effectively suppress three typical types of ISRJ. Moreover, the probability of target detection after interference suppression exceeds 90% when the jamming-to-signal ratio equals 50 dB.

Stepped-frequency radar can increase the degree of freedom of the range dimension by adding a tiny stepping frequency between neighboring pulse carrier frequencies, which has a clear advantage in countering range false target jamming. However, when the jamming is released by a self-defense jammer carried by the target, the range information is coupled to the Doppler frequency. This makes it impossible for a stepped-frequency radar to extract the range information accurately. In this paper, we derive the correlation between the phase difference of adjacent pulses and range information and the Doppler frequency when the frequency is uniformly stepped, as well as the error caused by the Doppler frequency in range estimation. Then, we propose a decoupling method based on a waveform design and the corresponding suppression method of range false target jamming. Simulation results show that the proposed method can effectively suppress the jamming of self-defense range false targets.