DocumentCode
104264
Title
Detection of RF Electronics by Multitone Harmonic Radar
Author
Mazzaro, Gregory J. ; Martone, Anthony F. ; McNamara, D.M.
Author_Institution
Res. Lab., U.S. Army, Charleston, SC, USA
Volume
50
Issue
1
fYear
2014
fDate
Jan-14
Firstpage
477
Lastpage
490
Abstract
Multitone harmonic radar is presented. The radar transmits multiple closely-spaced tones and receives nonlinear mixing products as well as harmonics. Harmonic and multitone responses are recorded from commercially-available RF devices. An original method for discriminating between electronic targets, by receiving at least two nonlinear mixing products near a harmonic, is presented. Target detection is demonstrated experimentally for a novel pulsed two-tone harmonic radar. Experimental results are extrapolated to estimate radar design parameters to achieve a realistic standoff range.
Keywords
object detection; radar imaging; RF devices; RF electronic detection; electronic targets; harmonic responses; multiple closely-spaced tones; multitone harmonic radar; multitone responses; nonlinear mixing products; pulsed two-tone harmonic radar; radar design parameters; realistic standoff range; target detection; Harmonic analysis; Object detection; Power system harmonics; Radar detection; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.2013.120798
Filename
6809929
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