Technological InnovationDivision VI

Operational Unit

Acoustic Sensor Filtering & Radar Array Mathematics Unit

Physics & Computational Mathematics

Unit Mandate

Mission & Operational Scope

Develops the mathematical signal processing frameworks for acoustic sensor arrays and radar systems, extracting maximum information from noisy sensor data to support the Foundation's detection, surveillance, and environmental monitoring programs.

Doctrine

IEEE Signal Processing Society Standards · Caltech Applied Mathematics Signal Processing Guidelines

Core Capabilities

Operational Capabilities

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Adaptive beamforming and spatial filtering for sensor arrays

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Matched filter and CFAR detector design for radar applications

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Compressive sensing and sparse signal recovery algorithms

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Acoustic source localization and tracking mathematics

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Radar cross-section analysis and target classification

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Clutter suppression and false alarm rate optimization

Division VI

Physics & Computational Mathematics