Passive emitter location with Doppler frequency and interferometric measurements

Author

Groot, J.S. ; Dam, F.A.M. ; Theil, A.

Author_Institution

TNO Defence, Security & Safety, The Hague

fYear

2008

fDate

3-5 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Ground based emitters can be located with a receiver installed on an airborne platform. This paper discusses techniques based on Doppler frequency and differential phase measurements (interferometry). Measurements of the first technique are provided, while we discuss and compare the theoretical accuracy of both. In addition, we demonstrate the use of simulated annealing for finding flight tracks that lead to the smallest location error.

Keywords

Doppler measurement; electromagnetic wave interferometry; phase measurement; radar receivers; simulated annealing; Doppler frequency; airborne platform; differential phase measurements; ground based emitters; interferometric measurements; passive emitter location; simulated annealing; Aircraft; Frequency estimation; Frequency measurement; Interferometry; Noise measurement; Phase measurement; Radar tracking; Radio frequency; Simulated annealing; Time measurement; Doppler frequency; emitter location; interferometry; track optimization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Communications - Enhanced Surveillance of Aircraft and Vehicles, 2008. TIWDC/ESAV 2008. Tyrrhenian International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Capri

Print_ISBN

978-88-903482-0-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TIWDC.2008.4649031

Filename

4649031