The CP140 Imaging Radar System AN/APS-508: Architecture and early flight test results

Author

Goulding, Martie M. ; Stevens, David R. ; Blumling, James ; Onorato, James

Author_Institution

Monitoring & Surveillance Syst., MacDonald Dettwiler, Richmond, BC

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The CP140 Imaging Radar System (IRS) is a multi-mode radar under development for the Canadian DND to fly on the CP140 Aurora fleet. Denoted the AN/APS-508, the IRS provides several surveillance and imaging modes for blue water, littoral and overland missions. The system architecture includes a number of features to support this broad range of functionality, including two back-to-back antennas, one incorporating three phase centres for Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI), active dynamic range management and calibration for all imaging modes and GMTI. Installed on a Convair CV580, the system completed preliminary flight trial testing in Central and Eastern Canada during 2008, with all modes successfully demonstrated.

Keywords

radar antennas; radar imaging; surveillance; CP140 imaging radar system; Central Canada; Eastern Canada; active dynamic range management; back-to-back antennas; flight trial testing; ground moving target indicator; multimode radar; system architecture; Aircraft; Apertures; Image resolution; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Radar imaging; Radar tracking; Surveillance; System testing; Target tracking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2009 IEEE

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

ISSN

1097-5659

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2870-0

Electronic_ISBN

1097-5659

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.2009.4977034

Filename

4977034