New approach to a multistatic passive radar sensor for air/space defense

Author

Koch, Volker ; Westphal, Robert

Author_Institution

Diehl GmbH & Co., Roethenbach, Germany

Volume

10

Issue

11

fYear

1995

fDate

11/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

24

Lastpage

32

Abstract

A method to apply the latest technology in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), in particular the U.S. NAVSTAR GPS (NAVigation System for Timing And Ranging Global Positioning System) and the Russian GLONASS (GLObal´naya Nqvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema), as a silent multistatic or parasitic radar for air defense is described. These satellite systems serving as navigational aids are well suited for low power radar applications due to the similarity and compatibility of the transmitted satellite signals with modern radar signals, such as spread spectrum modulation and Pseudo Random Noise (PRN) codes. Preliminary flight tests with airships, jet and propeller aircraft, helicopter, anti tank missiles and spaceborne targets (MIR) to study effects have been conducted

Keywords

Global Positioning System; military systems; radar cross-sections; radar tracking; spread spectrum radar; target tracking; GLONASS; NAVSTAR GPS; air/space defense; aircraft; global navigation satellite systems; global positioning system; helicopter; low power radar applications; missiles; multistatic passive radar sensor; parasitic radar; pseudo random noise codes; spaceborne targets; spread spectrum modulation; transmitted satellite signals; Aircraft navigation; Global Positioning System; Modulation coding; Passive radar; Radar applications; Satellite navigation systems; Space technology; Spaceborne radar; Spread spectrum radar; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.473409

Filename

473409