A 3 mm-wave battlefield surveillance radar for the mini-UAV

Author

Chaohua, Ma ; Yimin, Li ; Guangzheng, Yu

Author_Institution

South West Inst. of Electron. Technol., Chengdu, China

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

154

Lastpage

157

Abstract

This paper describes the configuration, operation principles and the performance of battlefield surveillance radar for the mini-UAV (unmanned vehicle). It is a light-weighted, coherent pulse-Doppler radar, which operates in both high resolution ground mapping (HRGM) and moving target detection (MTD) modes. The transmitting pulse power of the radar is 35 W, while the range resolution is 4.5 m, and the azimuth resolution is 0.4°. It can provide a forward azimuth coverage of ±20°. The range of detecting a jeep is 2~3 km. The radar can be used for reconnaissance and surveillance missions with good performance even in adverse weather conditions or a smoky battlefield environment. It is especially suitable for the operation on an unmanned surveillance air vehicle

Keywords

Doppler radar; airborne radar; military radar; radar detection; radar resolution; remotely operated vehicles; search radar; 2 to 3 km; 3 mm; 35 W; Cassegrain antenna; adverse weather conditions; antenna servo unit; azimuth resolution; battlefield surveillance radar; coherent pulse-Doppler radar; forward azimuth coverage; high resolution ground mapping; high-speed digital processor; jeep; mini-UAV; moving target detection; range resolution; reconnaissance missions; smoky battlefield environment; solid-state transceiver; surveillance missions; transmitting pulse power; unmanned surveillance air vehicle; unmanned vehicle; Antenna feeds; Azimuth; Doppler radar; Frequency; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Reflector antennas; Surveillance; Transceivers; Unmanned aerial vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar, 2001 CIE International Conference on, Proceedings

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7000-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICR.2001.984644

Filename

984644