Beyond-the-horizon target detection by bistatic radar

Author

Golikov, A.M. ; Egorov, B.M. ; Tchesnoko, Yu S. ; Sharygina, L.I.

Author_Institution

Tomsk State Acad. of Control Syst. & Radioelectron., Russia

fYear

1996

fDate

8-10 Oct 1996

Firstpage

277

Lastpage

279

Abstract

The results are given of experiments on the characteristics of flying targets´ detection by bistatic radar along a marine path 500 km long in the 10 cm, 35 cm and 180 cm frequency bands. The measurement results proved the possibility of target detection in the zone of shadow-beyond-the-horizon. A method is suggested of aircraft flight testing with an onboard retransmitter in order to speed-up the estimation of the expected detection probability. This is investigated by a physical statistical model of the beyond-the-horizon radio line, and numerical estimates of the detection characteristics in the zone of shadow are included

Keywords

aircraft; electromagnetic wave scattering; probability; radar applications; radar cross-sections; radar detection; radar transmitters; statistical analysis; 10 cm; 180 cm; 35 cm; 500 km; aircraft flight testing; beyond the horizon target detection; beyond-the-horizon radio line; bistatic radar; detection characteristics; detection probability estimation; experiments; flying target detection; frequency bands; marine path; measurement results; numerical estimates; onboard retransmitter; radar scattering; sea paths; shadow zone; statistical model; Bistatic radar; Control systems; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Object detection; Radar detection; Radar scattering; Radio control; Radio transmitters; Terrestrial atmosphere;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar, 1996. Proceedings., CIE International Conference of

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2914-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICR.1996.573826

Filename

573826