AN APPLICATION OF SELF-PHASING ARRAY ANTENNAS TO THE RADAR DETECTION PROBLEM,

Abstract

A system concept is proposed which may reduce the communication and data processing problem by using self-phasing array antennas and a modulation scheme in which the forward (offset) radar transmits its pointing angles via reflection from the target to the main (terminal) site A comparison of signal to noise ratio's for the single terminal radar and the multiple radar case is presented for a particular target and trajectory. The comparison shows the multiple radar system to be superior to the singje radar by 15 db for the particular case chosen. The 15 db improvement means that to achieve equivalent performance the forward site radar power or sensitivity can be reduced by a factor of 32 over the main site radar. Reductions in performance of this order of magnitude can be directly related to radar equipment cost andsize. (Author-

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 17, 1964
Accession Number
AD0448993

Entities

People

  • John D. Cremin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beacons
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Modulation
  • Navigational Aids
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Processing Equipment
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Radar Equipment
  • Reflection
  • Sensitivity
  • Terminals

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  • Radar Systems Engineering.