DocumentCode
3211299
Title
Energy management in multiple-beam phased array radars
Author
Nelander, A. ; Strömberg, D.
Author_Institution
Defence Res. Establ., Sweden
fYear
1997
fDate
14-16 Oct 1997
Firstpage
553
Lastpage
557
Abstract
We have described energy management in phased array radars that can vary the transmitted energy according to different tasks such as long range search and shorter range track updates and tracking. The idea is to adapt the transmitted energy on tracked targets depending on target range using parallel beams on both transmit and receive. Digital beamforming allows this type of adaptive multiple-beam radar tracking to reduce the tracking time load and to share the transmitted energy between tracked targets. Models, conditions and methods for energy management in multiple-beam phased array radars are investigated
Keywords
radar tracking; adaptive multiple-beam radar tracking; digital beamforming; energy management; long range search; multiple-beam phased array radars; parallel beams; shorter range track updates; target range; tracked targets; tracking; tracking time load; transmitted energy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Radar 97 (Conf. Publ. No. 449)
Conference_Location
Edinburgh
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-85296-698-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/cp:19971737
Filename
629239
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