The matched filter output for a signal (s(t)) in white noise maximizes the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) and is given by the convolution with the time-reversed complex conjugate: (h(t) = s^*(-t)).
The transmitted signal is (s(t) = \textrect(t/\tau) \cos(2\pi f_0 t + \pi \fracB\tau t^2)). radar signal
Advantage: Lower range sidelobes than LFM (Barker codes give peak sidelobe 1/N). Disadvantage: More sensitive to Doppler shifts. A train of narrowband pulses at different carrier frequencies synthesizes wide total bandwidth. Enables high range resolution with lower instantaneous bandwidth hardware. 5. The Ambiguity Function The ambiguity function (\chi(\tau, f_d)) is the 2D autocorrelation of the radar signal, showing the response to a target at range delay (\tau) and Doppler shift (f_d): The matched filter output for a signal (s(t))