The Phased Array System Toolbox, whose capabilities are provided as MATLAB system objects and functions, includes an extensive library of algorithms for waveform generation, beamforming, arrival direction estimation, target detection, and spatiotemporal adaptive processing. This toolbox helps engineers model end-to-end phased array systems or use individual algorithms to process acquired data. It includes MATLAB code examples and demonstrations that provide a starting point for implementing user-defined phased array systems.“Phased Array System Toolbox is one of the most important products for radar engineers that I have seen in the last 40 years,” said John W. Brooks, PhD, president of Brooks Enterprises International, Inc. “Traditionally, radar engineers have used legacy workflows, but as designs become more complex and a new generation of engineers enters the workforce, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain and work with disparate legacy systems. Now, Phased Array System Toolbox leverages the capabilities of MATLAB to provide radar engineers with a consistent methodology to use in radar modeling, simulation, and design.”
“Engineers working on radar system design applications are expected to perform diverse tasks such as multidomain system modeling, algorithm development, and architecture exploration,” said Ken Karnofsky, senior strategist for signal processing applications at MathWorks. “MATLAB with the Phased Array System Toolbox enables these engineers to build scalable and reusable signal processing algorithm and system models. This reduces the time required to model, simulate, and implement radar systems.”
The Phased Array System Toolbox allows acoustic and radar engineers to build monostatic, bistatic, and multistatic architectures for various array geometries, with the ability to model these architectures on static or mobile platforms. The array analysis and visualization tools enable the evaluation of spatial, spectral, and temporal performance.
