• DocumentCode
    2110476
  • Title

    Harmonic radar for insect flight pattern tracking

  • Author

    Colpitts, Bruce G. ; Luke, David McG ; Boiteau, Gilles

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Brunswick Univ., Fredericton, NB, Canada
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    302
  • Abstract
    A harmonic radar system is described for use in tracking the movement of flying insects in entomological studies. The objective is to predict the range performance of the system given realistic antenna dimensions, transmit power and receiver performance. A description of the receiver is presented including the noise and signal level calculations. A maximum range of 251 m is shown to be realizable under realistic assumptions
  • Keywords
    agriculture; noise; radar antennas; radar applications; radar receivers; radar tracking; radar transmitters; 251 m; Colorado potato beetle; antenna dimensions; entomological studies; flying insects; harmonic radar system; insect flight pattern tracking; noise level; potato industry; range performance prediction; receiver performance; signal level; transmit power; Agriculture; Insects; Niobium; Radar antennas; Radar tracking; Radio transmitters; Receiving antennas; Signal to noise ratio; Transceivers; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2000 Canadian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Halifax, NS
  • ISSN
    0840-7789
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5957-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CCECE.2000.849718
  • Filename
    849718