Title :
High dynamic range airborne tracking and fire control radar subsystems
Author :
Madni, A.M. ; McDonald, P.T. ; Hansen, R.K. ; Wan, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Systron Donner Corp., Van Nuys, CA, USA
Abstract :
Two high-dynamic-range receiver subsystems for using in airborne radar fire control and tracking applications are described. A high-performance X-band monopulse tracking receiver and a Doppler fire control receiver are presented with performance data and design considerations to achieve high dynamic range. The radar subsystems described use magnetrons to produce the transmit pulses. An AFC (automatic frequency control) circuit locks the internal local oscillators to the transmit frequency to produce a 60-MHz IF (intermediate frequency) downconverted return.<>
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; automatic frequency control; fires; radar receivers; radar systems; tracking systems; 60 MHz; 9.3 GHz; AFC circuit; Doppler fire control receiver; IF downconverted return; X-band monopulse tracking receiver; airborne radar fire control; airborne tracking; automatic frequency control; high-dynamic-range receiver subsystems; internal local oscillators; magnetrons; transmit frequency; Airborne radar; Automatic control; Automatic frequency control; Circuits; Doppler radar; Dynamic range; Fires; Local oscillators; Magnetrons; Radar tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1989., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1989.38760
