Title :
Direction Finding of ground based emitters from airborne platforms
Author :
Dinoi, Libero ; Vito, Antonio Di ; Lubello, Graziano
Author_Institution :
Products & Syst. Dept., Elettron. S.p.A., Rome
Abstract :
In this paper we discuss and analyze the Direction Finding (DF) capability of an airborne Communication Electronic Support Measures (CESM) system employing ldquocorrelative interferometryrdquo in particular we underline the importance of elevation accuracy for airborne platforms.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; discrete Fourier transforms; airborne platforms; communication electronic support measures; correlative interferometry; direction finding; ground based emitters; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Azimuth; Calibration; Direction of arrival estimation; Frequency; Interferometry; Interpolation; Receiving antennas; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2008. RADAR '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1538-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1097-5659
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2008.4720755