Title :
Distributed Array Radar
Author :
Heimiller, R.C. ; Belyea, J.E. ; Tomlinson, P.G.
Author_Institution :
Environmental Research Institute of Michigan
Abstract :
Distributed array radar (DAR) is a concept for efficiently accomplishing surveillance and tracking using coherently internetted mini-radars. They form a long baseline, very thinned array and are capable of very accurate location of targets. This paper describes the DAR concept. Factors involving two-way effective gain patterns for deterministic and random DAR arrays are analyzed and discussed. An analysis of factors affecting signal-to-noise ratio is presented and key technical and performance issues are briefly summarized.
Keywords :
Airborne radar; Antenna arrays; Apertures; Brain modeling; Pattern analysis; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar countermeasures; Radar tracking; Transmitters;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1983.309395
