Radar, communications, and electronic warfare are key technological fields in modern science and engineering, involving a vast array of specialized terms and core concepts. To facilitate systematic learning and quick reference, we have compiled a glossary of industry terminology to help you efficiently master relevant professional knowledge.
Core Terminology of Radar, Communications, and Electronic Warfare
| English | Chinese |
|---|---|
| Radar | 雷达 |
| pulse-Doppler radar | 脉冲多普勒雷达 |
| search radar | 搜索雷达 |
| tracking radar | 跟踪雷达 |
| fire-control radar | 火控雷达 |
| weather radar | 气象雷达 |
| AESA | 有源相控阵 |
| PESA | 无源相控阵 |
| phased array | 相控阵 |
| planar array | 平板天线 |
| conformal array | 共形阵列 |
| T/R module | 收发模块 |
| phase shifter | 移相器 |
| true time-delay | 真实时延 |
| digital beamforming | 数字波束形成 |
| beamforming | 波束形成 |
| adaptive beamforming | 自适应波束形成 |
| MVDR | 最小方差无失真响应 |
| Capon beamformer | Capon波束形成 |
| MUSIC | MUSIC算法 |
| ESPRIT | ESPRIT算法 |
| DOA | 到达方向 |
| AOA | 俯仰角 |
| monopulse | 单脉冲 |
| sum channel | 和通道 |
| difference channel | 差通道 |
| ULA | 均匀线阵 |
| URA | 均匀面阵 |
| UCA | 均匀圆阵 |
| element spacing | 单元间距 |
| half-wavelength spacing | 半波长间距 |
| mutual coupling | 互耦 |
| array factor | 阵列因子 |
| sidelobe level | 旁瓣电平 |
| sidelobe suppression | 旁瓣抑制 |
| grating lobe | 栅瓣 |
| beam squint | 斜视 |
| calibration | 标定 |
| phase calibration | 相位标定 |
| amplitude calibration | 幅度标定 |
| channel imbalance | 通道失配 |
| internal calibration | 内标定 |
| external calibration | 外标定 |
| calibration loop | 标定环 |
| pulsed radar | 脉冲体制 |
| CW | 连续波 |
| FMCW | 调频连续波 |
| chirp | 线性调频 |
| LFM | 线性调频 |
| NLFM | 非线性调频 |
| phase-coded pulse | 相位编码脉冲 |
| Barker code | 巴克码 |
| polyphase code (P1–P4) | 多相码（P1-P4） |
| Frank code | Frank码 |
| M-sequence | M序列 |
| Golay pair | 戈雷码对 |
| step-frequency radar | 逐频体制 |
| triangular modulation | 三角调制 |
| sawtooth modulation | 锯齿调制 |
| up-chirp | 上扫频 |
| down-chirp | 下扫频 |
| PRI | 脉冲重复间隔 |
| PRF | 脉冲重复频率 |
| pulse width | 脉宽 |
| duty cycle | 占空比 |
| time-bandwidth product | 时带宽积 |
| coherent processing interval (CPI) | 相参处理间隔 |
| coherent integration | 相干积累 |
| noncoherent integration | 非相干积累 |
| inter pulse modulation | 脉间调制 |
| intra-pulse modulation | 脉内调制 |
| staggered PRI | 交错PRI |
| jittered PRI | 抖动PRI |
| unambiguous range | 无模糊距离 |
| unambiguous velocity | 无模糊速度 |
| range ambiguity | 距离模糊 |
| Doppler ambiguity | 多普勒模糊 |
| matched filter | 匹配滤波器 |
| window function | 窗函数 |
| Hann window | 汉宁窗 |
| Hamming window | 海明窗 |
| Blackman window | 布莱克曼窗 |
| Chebyshev window | 切比雪夫窗 |
| Taylor window | 泰勒窗 |
| ambiguity function | 模糊函数 |
| cross-range resolution | 方位向分辨率 |
| velocity resolution | 速度分辨率 |
| range resolution | 距离分辨率 |
| compression ratio | 压缩比 |
| range sidelobe | 距离旁瓣 |
| range FFT | 距离FFT |
| Doppler FFT | 多普勒FFT |
| 2D FFT (RD-FFT) | 距多二维FFT |
| range-velocity map | 距离-速度图 |
| micro-Doppler | 微多普勒 |
| clutter | 杂波 |
| sea clutter | 海杂波 |
| ground clutter | 地杂波 |
| rain clutter | 雨杂波 |
| clutter map | 杂波图 |
| MTI | 动目标显示 |
| MTD | 动目标检测 |
| STAP | 空时自适应处理 |
| DPCA | 旁瓣对消 |
| GMTI | 地面动目标指示 |
| CFAR | 恒虚警 |
| CA-CFAR | 均值恒虚警 |
| GO-CFAR | 最大值恒虚警 |
| SO-CFAR | 小值恒虚警 |
| OS-CFAR | 统计恒虚警 |
| target detection | 目标检测 |
| target tracking | 目标跟踪 |
| multi-target tracking | 多目标跟踪 |
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Further Reading
Further Reading
- IEEE Signal Processing Society - Radar Systems - Authoritative radar technology standards, journal papers, and academic trends
- U.S. Department of Defense - Electronic Warfare - Official U.S. Department of Defense electronic warfare technical documents and policy reports
- ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) - International Telecommunication Union’s official platform for spectrum management, technical standards, and research reports
- MIT Lincoln Laboratory - Radar Technology - Authoritative radar research resources from MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- NATO STO - Electronic Warfare Research - Latest electronic warfare technologies and application literature from the NATO Science and Technology Organization
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