An improved radar detection range plotting method based on radar equation

Author

Wang, Li-wei ; Jiang, Xiao-song

Author_Institution

Dept. of Aeronaut. Electron. Eng., First Aeronaut. Inst. of Air Force, Xinyang, China

Volume

1

fYear

2011

fDate

10-13 July 2011

Firstpage

381

Lastpage

385

Abstract

In this paper, an improved radar detection range plotting method based on radar equation is proposed. Radar equation can be used to plot the radar detection range in theory from the point of view of energy. But in practice, the condition can not be satisfied. Based on radar equation, this method takes ground reflection, atmospheric refraction, earth curvature and obstacle into account, which may affect radar detection range. (i) According to Image Method, analyze the effect of ground reflection to metric waves and centimeter wave;(ii) Amend the height result as the earth curvature;(iii) Remove the Blind Zone as the obstacle by cutting method. The simulation results show that the method can exactly calculate and plot radar detection range.

Keywords

radar detection; atmospheric refraction; blind zone removal; centimeter wave; cutting method; earth curvature; ground reflection; image method; metric waves; obstacle; plot radar detection range; radar detection range plotting method; radar equation; Electromagnetic fields; Equations; Mathematical model; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Reflection; Image Method; Radar equation; cutting method; earth curvature; radar detection range;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Machine Learning and Cybernetics (ICMLC), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Guilin

ISSN

2160-133X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0305-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMLC.2011.6016748

Filename

6016748