Advanced Radar Sensor Technology
Abstract
The Advanced Radar Sensor Technology thrust developed radar systems technology to provide significant improvements in our ability to detect, identify, and track surface targets. Program efforts focused on exploiting emergent and novel RF sensing technology and phenomenology. Key elements were advancements in ultra-wide band, bistatics, UHF/VHF, emitter location and direction-finding, polarimetric change detection, tomographic imaging, space-time adaptive processing and other advanced signal processing, advanced Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) techniques, and foliage, building, and ground-penetrating radar phenomenology. Technologies were developed for use on Navy, Army, and Air Force current and emerging platforms, including small and micro UAVs, with emphasis on the most stressing military radar sensor challenges. Programs in this thrust include: - The Next Generation RF Antenna System program developed and demonstrated a light-weight wide-band RF antenna that enables high gain over a broad frequency range and signal detection at extended ranges. - The Airborne Passive Direction Finding with a Tactical Vector Sensor (ATVS) program developed and demonstrated a compact, lightweight, airborne, real-time, tactical emitter detection and location system suitable for tactical UAVs. - The Efficient Digitization of Element Signals program exploited new and emerging techniques in signal coding and compressive sensing to allow large, element-count, radio frequency (RF) arrays to be digitally sampled using small numbers of receivers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 11d47f30202d713a00f646ae6f13ab03
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