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Moving-target indication
Article By:
Carroll, John M. University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Last reviewed:June 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.437100
A method of presenting pulse-radar echoes in a manner that discriminates in favor of moving targets and suppresses stationary objects. Moving-target indication (MTI) is almost a necessity when moving targets are being sought over a region from which the ground clutter echoes are very strong. The most common presentation of the output of a radar with MTI is a plan position indicator (PPI) display. The moving targets appear as bright echoes, while ground clutter is suppressed.
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