Title :
The PARSAX - full polarimetric FMCW radar with dual-orthogonal signals
Author :
Krasnov, Oleg A. ; Ligthart, Leo P. ; Li, Zhijian ; Lys, Pidio ; Van der Zwan, Fred
Author_Institution :
Int. Res. Centre for Telecommun. & Radar, Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft
Abstract :
The article describes the IRCTR PARSAX radar system - fully polarimetric FMCW radar with dual-orthogonal sounding signals, which has the possibility to measure all elements of the radar targets polarization scattering matrix simultaneously, in one sweep.
Keywords :
CW radar; FM radar; electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave scattering; matrix algebra; radar polarimetry; target tracking; PARSAX-full polarimetric FMCW radar; dual-orthogonal sounding signals; frequency modulated continuous wave radar; radar targets polarization scattering matrix; Acoustic scattering; Electromagnetic scattering; Matrix decomposition; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Receiving antennas; Scattering parameters;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2008. EuRAD 2008. European
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
978-2-87487-009-5
