Title :
Feasibility study of LTE signal as a new illuminators of opportunity for passive radar applications
Author :
Salah, Albert Ali ; Abdullah, R.S.A. ; Ismail, A. ; Hashim, Fazirulhisyam ; Leow, C.Y. ; Roslee, M.B. ; Rashid, N.E.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Commun. Syst. Eng., Univ. Putra Malaysia (UPM) Serdang, Serdang, Malaysia
Abstract :
Recently, there has been an evolution of mobile networks towards the fourth generation radio wireless communications (4G) as LTE (Long Term Evolution). In this paper, the feasibility of using LTE-based passive radar is investigated to take advantage of using LTE signal as illuminator of opportunity for moving object monitoring. An analysis of ambiguity function is done on a typical LTE waveform to assess the Doppler and range characteristics. The initial results and analysis show that LTE signal range and Doppler resolutions of 7.5m and 0.11m/s can be achieved, respectively.
Keywords :
4G mobile communication; Doppler radar; Long Term Evolution; passive radar; radar tracking; 4G; Doppler characteristics; LTE signal; LTE-based passive radar; Long Term Evolution; ambiguity function; distance 7.5 m; fourth generation radio wireless communications; illuminator; mobile networks; moving object monitoring; range characteristics; Bandwidth; Doppler effect; Doppler radar; Long Term Evolution; Passive radar; Signal resolution; Ambiguity Function; Doppler Resolution; Illuminators of Opportunity; LTE; Passive Radar; Range Resolution;
Conference_Titel :
RF and Microwave Conference (RFM), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Penang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2213-0
DOI :
10.1109/RFM.2013.6757261