EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF RADAR BEACON SYSTEMS.

Abstract

Research was continued on the evaluation and improvement of coherent radar beacons and a study was made of the use of tunnel diodes, varactor diodes and other solid state devices for use in beacons. Novel tunnel-diode amplifier circuits were introduced for stable operation. Stability criteria were established by which these amplifier circuits can be made unconditionally stable. The operation of the Doppler tracking loop of a coherent radar was investigated with regards to two indices of performance: (1) low-deviation and (2) low rateof-change of the input frequency modulation. Of particular interest is the case where the f-m modulation arises from rotation of the missile antenna. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0429160

Entities

People

  • P. P. Toulios
  • R. D. Standley
  • S. Kazel

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Beacons
  • Coherent Radar
  • Diodes
  • Frequency Modulation
  • Modulation
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tunnel Diodes
  • Varactor Diodes

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Radar Systems Engineering.