Title :
FM band commensal radar technology used for the detection of small aircraft and the measurement of propeller modulation
Author :
Maasdorp, F.D.V. ; Cilliers, J.E. ; Inggs, M.R. ; Tong, C.A.
Author_Institution :
DPSS, Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract :
Commensal radars (CR) depend on transmitters of opportunity whilst having no impact on the systems the transmitters are serving. This paper presents initial trials conducted to investigate the performance of an FM radio band based CR system against smaller aircraft. We present the detection range results and also demonstrate that we could accurately determine the rotation rate of the aircraft´s propeller.
Keywords :
FM radar; aircraft; aircraft communication; radar detection; FM band commensal radar technology; propeller modulation measurement; small aircraft detection; Aircraft; Blades; Doppler effect; Propellers; Radar cross-sections; Receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference (RadarCon), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8231-8
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2015.7131079
