What unit's primary function is to accept the output of the receiver/exciter (REX) and decide, for every range and azimuth cell in the radar coverage area, whether a moving target is present or not?

What unit's primary function is to accept the output of the receiver/exciter (REX) and decide, for every range and azimuth cell in the radar coverage area, whether a moving target is present or not?

• A. Target processor
• B. Track processor
• C. Radar data processor
• D. Signal processor

Answer: (A)

Detecting whether a moving target is present in every range-azimuth cell after the initial signal processing is performed by the Target Processor. It takes the output from the receiver/exciter and runs detection logic across the entire radar coverage area, evaluating each range-azimuth cell to decide if a target is present. This involves applying thresholds and clutter rejection methods (like CFAR or MTI) to separate real targets from noise and clutter. The result is a set of detections that can then be handed to the Track Processor to form and maintain target tracks over time. The other units focus on raw signal processing or data organization rather than making per-cell presence determinations, so they don’t perform this detection across the grid.

Detecting whether a moving target is present in every range-azimuth cell after the initial signal processing is performed by the Target Processor. It takes the output from the receiver/exciter and runs detection logic across the entire radar coverage area, evaluating each range-azimuth cell to decide if a target is present. This involves applying thresholds and clutter rejection methods (like CFAR or MTI) to separate real targets from noise and clutter. The result is a set of detections that can then be handed to the Track Processor to form and maintain target tracks over time. The other units focus on raw signal processing or data organization rather than making per-cell presence determinations, so they don’t perform this detection across the grid.