DocumentCode
1134427
Title
Distributed Airborne Array Concepts
Author
Steinberg, Bernard D. ; Yadin, Eli
Author_Institution
Valley Forge Research Center
Issue
2
fYear
1982
fDate
3/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
219
Lastpage
227
Abstract
The improvement in SNR and detection range due to distributing an antenna array throughout the airframe and skin of an aircraft is examined. SNR formulas for three system configurations are presented and compared with that of a conventional, monostatic radar. Examples given in the paper show detection range increases as large as a factor of 4. Three additional potential advantages of the distributed array are an increase in spatial signal processing capability, an improvement in azimuthal resolution, and a potential reduction in transmitter power for fixed radar Performance so as to reduce the probability of intercept.
Keywords
Aircraft; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Radar signal processing; Signal resolution; Skin; Spatial resolution; Transmitters;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.1982.309231
Filename
4102644
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