Real time control of a multifunction electronically scanned adaptive radar (MESAR)

Describes how Siemens Plessey Radar have developed a real time radar control process for MESAR, a multifunction radar test bed. The first phase of the MESAR project was completed with the delivery, to the ARE Funtington test range, of an adaptive antenna and data recording system in August 1988. Since then the equipment has undergone extensive and successful trials, with the emphasis being on adaptive beamforming. The current phase of the project is to extend the hardware delivered at the end of phase 1 to provide a real time radar test bed capable of simultaneous surveillance and tracking. Additions to the phase 1 equipment are primarily a real time, software signal processor, and real time radar control software