Passive radar detection range enhancement using forward scatter geometry

Author

Kulpa, Krzysztof ; Malanowski, Mateusz ; Baczyk, Marcin ; Krysik, Piotr

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electron. Syst., Warsaw, Poland

fYear

2015

fDate

24-26 June 2015

Firstpage

54

Lastpage

59

Abstract

The classical passive radar has very low sensitivity in the direction of the transmitter. The sensitivity losses in this direction are caused by the direct signal removal procedure. The application of digital reconstruction algorithms can significantly reduce this problem and enable a passive radar to detect targets in forward scattering geometry. This geometry leads to a significant increase of the target radar cross-section and thus an increase of the detection range of a passive radar. This paper presents a detailed discussion of the detection range and limitations exploiting forward scattering geometry.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave scattering; geometry; object detection; passive radar; radar cross-sections; radar detection; radar signal processing; radar transmitters; signal reconstruction; digital reconstruction algorithms; direct signal removal procedure; forward scattering geometry; passive radar detection range enhancement using; sensitivity losses; target detection; target radar cross-section; Digital video broadcasting; Frequency modulation; Geometry; Lighting; Passive radar; Radio transmitters; Scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Symposium (IRS), 2015 16th International

Conference_Location

Dresden

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IRS.2015.7226393

Filename

7226393