System and method for target signature calculation and recognition

A system for detecting and identifying a target object, comprising:

• one or more transmitters for transmitting signals;
• an antenna for receiving direct signals from the transmitters and reflected signals reflected by the target object;
• a signal processing subsystem connected to the antenna for processing the signals received by the antenna;
• a signature processing subsystem for calculating target object signature information using a reflected signal amplitude as a function of a bistatic aspect angle;
• and
• a display subsystem for selectively displaying the target object signature information.

A method for detecting and identifying a target object using signals transmitted by one or more transmitters, comprising the steps of:

• detecting a transmitted signal from the one or more independent transmitters;
• detecting the transmitted signal reflected by a target object;
• calculating the wavelength of the reflected signal;
• calculating an included angle;
• calculating a bisector aspect angle;
• and
• calculating the length of a target object feature based on the wavelength as a function of the bisector aspect angle.

A method for detecting and identifying a target object using signals transmitted by one or more transmitters, comprising the steps of:

• detecting a transmitted signal from the one or more independent transmitters;
• detecting the transmitted signal reflected by a target object;
• calculating a wavelength of the reflected signal;
• calculating a heading change angle;
• and
• calculating the length of a target object feature based on the wavelength and the heading change angle.

A method for identifying a target object, comprising the steps of:

• detecting and tracking the target object;
• calculating signature data for the target object;
• and
• identifying the target.