step

System object: phased.DPCACanceller
Namespace: phased

Perform DPCA processing on input data

Syntax

Y = step(H,X,CUTIDX)
Y = step(H,X,CUTIDX,ANG)
Y = step(H,X,CUTIDX,DOP)
Y = step(H,X,CUTIDX,PRF)
[Y,W] = step(___)


Description

Note

Starting in R2016b, instead of using the step method to perform the operation defined by the System object™, you can call the object with arguments, as if it were a function. For example, y = step(obj,x) and y = obj(x) perform equivalent operations.

Y = step(H,X,CUTIDX) applies the DPCA pulse cancellation algorithm to the input data X. The algorithm calculates the processing weights according to the range cell specified by CUTIDX. This syntax is available when the DirectionSource property is 'Property' and the DopplerSource property is 'Property'. The receiving mainlobe direction is the Direction property value. The output Y contains the result of pulse cancellation either before or after Doppler filtering, depending on the PreDopplerOutput property value.

Y = step(H,X,CUTIDX,ANG) uses ANG as the receiving main lobe direction. This syntax is available when the DirectionSource property is 'Input port' and the DopplerSource property is 'Property'.

Y = step(H,X,CUTIDX,DOP) uses DOP as the targeting Doppler frequency. This syntax is available when the DopplerSource property is 'Input port'.

Y = step(H,X,CUTIDX,PRF) uses PRF as the pulse repetition frequency. This syntax is available when the PRFSource property is 'Input port'.

[Y,W] = step(___) also returns the processing weights, W. This syntax is available when the WeightsOutputPort property is true.

Note

The object performs an initialization the first time the object is executed. This initialization locks nontunable properties and input specifications, such as dimensions, complexity, and data type of the input data. If you change a nontunable property or an input specification, the System object issues an error. To change nontunable properties or inputs, you must first call the release method to unlock the object.

Input Arguments

H	Pulse canceller object.
X	Input data. X must be a 3-dimensional M-by-N-by-P numeric array whose dimensions are (range, channels, pulses). You can specify this argument as single or double precision. The size of the first dimension of the input matrix can vary to simulate a changing signal length. A size change can occur, for example, in the case of a pulse waveform with variable pulse repetition frequency.
CUTIDX	Range cell. You can specify this argument as single or double precision.
PRF	Pulse repetition frequency specified as a positive scalar. To enable this argument, set the PRFSource property to 'Input port'. You can specify this argument as single or double precision. Units are in Hertz.
ANG	Receiving main lobe direction. ANG must be a 2-by-1 vector in the form [AzimuthAngle; ElevationAngle], in degrees. The azimuth angle must be between –180 and 180. The elevation angle must be between –90 and 90. You can specify this argument as single or double precision. Default: Direction property of H
DOP	Targeting Doppler frequency in hertz. DOP must be a scalar. You can specify this argument as single or double precision. Default: Doppler property of H

Output Arguments

Y

Result of applying pulse cancelling to the input data. The meaning and dimensions of Y depend on the PreDopplerOutput property of H: If PreDopplerOutput is true, Y contains the pre-Doppler data. Y is an M-by-(P–1) matrix. Each column in Y represents the result obtained by cancelling the two successive pulses. If PreDopplerOutput is false, Y contains the result of applying an FFT-based Doppler filter to the pre-Doppler data. The targeting Doppler is the Doppler property value. Y is a column vector of length M.

W

Processing weights the pulse canceller used to obtain the pre-Doppler data. The dimensions of W depend on the PreDopplerOutput property of H: If PreDopplerOutput is true, W is a 2N-by-(P-1) matrix. The columns in W correspond to successive pulses in X. If PreDopplerOutput is false, W is a column vector of length (N*P).

Examples

Process Data Cube Using DPCA

Process a data cube using a DPCA processor. The weights are calculated for the 71st cell of the collected data cube. The look direction is (0,0) degrees and the Doppler shift is 12.980 kHz.

load STAPExampleData;
Hs = phased.DPCACanceller('SensorArray',STAPEx_HArray,...
    'PRF',STAPEx_PRF,...
    'PropagationSpeed',STAPEx_PropagationSpeed,...
    'OperatingFrequency',STAPEx_OperatingFrequency,...
    'WeightsOutputPort',true,...
    'DirectionSource','Input port',...
    'DopplerSource','Input port');
[y,w] = step(Hs,STAPEx_ReceivePulse,71,[0;0],12.980e3);

sAngDop = phased.AngleDopplerResponse(...
    'SensorArray',Hs.SensorArray,...
    'OperatingFrequency',Hs.OperatingFrequency,...
    'PRF',Hs.PRF,...
    'PropagationSpeed',Hs.PropagationSpeed);
plotResponse(sAngDop,w)