Distributed Coherent RF Operations

Abstract

The concept of distributed coherent radiofrequency (RF) operations is presented as a driver of requirements for growth in PTTI capabilities, and selected related disciplines such as navigation. The term "distributed coherent RF operations" is defined and classes of military operations are identified. The precision required for various parameters and basic phenomenology of different types of errors are discussed by way of simple examples. The capabilities widely available today via GPS are contrasted with those required for distributed coherent RF operations in a fully Network-Centric military paradigm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA427955

Entities

People

  • John A. Kosinski

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Beam Forming
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Direction Finding
  • Electronic Support Measures
  • Frequency
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Information Operations
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • Navigation
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Radar
  • Radio Frequency
  • Signal Processing
  • Time Intervals
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space