• DocumentCode
    2014354
  • Title

    High power coherent-on-receive radar for marine surveillance

  • Author

    Smith, Graeme E. ; Majurec, Ninoslav ; O´Brien, Andrew ; Pozderac, J. ; Baker, Christopher J. ; Johnson, Joel T. ; Lyzenga, D.R. ; Nwogu, O. ; Trizna, Dennis B. ; Rudolf, Daniel ; Schueller, Gereon

  • Author_Institution
    ElectroScience Lab., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-12 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    434
  • Lastpage
    439
  • Abstract
    In this paper we describe the development of a low cost, high power coherent-on-receiver radar. The unit has a 25kW peak transmit power and is capable of accurately measuring velocity as well as range. The design of the radar is optimized for marine surveillance, although the techniques developed have general application. The radar system is validated through a series of tests that culminate with sea surface measurements.
  • Keywords
    marine radar; radar receivers; search radar; velocity measurement; high power coherent-on-receiver radar; marine surveillance; peak transmit power; power 25 kW; radar design; radar system; sea surface measurements; velocity measurement; Doppler radar; Field programmable gate arrays; Gain; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Sea surface; coherent-on-receive; marine surveillance; pulse-Doppler radar;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radar (Radar), 2013 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Adelaide, SA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5177-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADAR.2013.6652028
  • Filename
    6652028