Target's redundancy removed algorithm for modulated frequency stepped pulse radar signal echoed by moving target

To reduce the loss of sampling, higher sampling frequency than bandwidth of chirp must be adopted for Modulated Frequency Stepped Pulse (MFSP) radar signal, which will bring on over-sampling result of pulse compression for chirp. So the pick-up algorithm for the MFSP radar signal must be adopted to eliminate target's redundancy in order to obtain fine HRRP (High-Resolution Range Profile). However, because of inaccuracy of the velocity compensation method, the velocity error of the moving target will produce velocity-range coupling error, even bring the influence of losing target or producing spurious peaks on the HRRP. This paper proposes a target's redundancy removed algorithm based on the offset of the most powerful scatterer, which can solve the velocity-range coupling problem effectively by modifying the pick-up scopes of all sampled points. Finally, the processing results of both simulated data and real radar data validate the correctness of theoretical analysis.