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SCC 1974: Parallel Processing pp 37–52Cite as

Programmable radar signal processing using the RAP

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This paper describes the architecture of the Raytheon Associative/Array Processor (RAP) and its application to real-time radar signal processing. The nature of radar computations is analyzed and parallel processing requirements are characterized. The effects of these requirements upon the design of the RAP are described. Features of the operational RAP system are discussed. Finally, an implementation of a Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) Processor is given.

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  1. Raytheon Company Equipment Division, Computer Systems Laboratory, Sudbury, Massachusetts

    Dr. George R. Couranz, Mark S. Gerhardt & Charles J. Young

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  1. Dr. George R. Couranz
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Tse-yun Feng

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Couranz, G.R., Gerhardt, M.S., Young, C.J. (1975). Programmable radar signal processing using the RAP. In: Feng, Ty. (eds) Parallel Processing. SCC 1974. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-07135-0_108

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