Analysis and design optimization of monopulse receivers for secondary surveillance radar

Author

McGrane, K.

Author_Institution

Marconi Radar Syst. Ltd., Chelmsford, UK

Volume

27

Issue

5

fYear

1991

fDate

9/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

838

Lastpage

852

Abstract

The sensitivity to calibration and component errors of the receiver configurations used for monopulse processing of secondary surveillance radar (SSR) replies is analyzed. The effects of video gain error in amplitude processors and large Gaussian perturbations in phase processors are discussed. Phase processors are shown to be robust to variations in antenna difference pattern null depth. A half-angle phase processor that yields the benefits of phase processing without the sensitivity to system errors associated with conventional implementations is described

Keywords

calibration; error analysis; optimisation; radar receivers; radar theory; signal detection; signal processing; Gaussian perturbations; amplitude processors; antenna difference pattern null depth; calibration; design optimization; half-angle phase processor; logarithmic detector; monopulse antenna; monopulse processing; monopulse receivers; secondary surveillance radar; sensitivity; system errors; video gain error; Air traffic control; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Azimuth; Calibration; Design optimization; Phased arrays; Radar antennas; Satellite ground stations; Surveillance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/7.97328

Filename

97328