Multistatic Measurements in a Controlled Laboratory Environment

Abstract

In recent years, a novel mathematical framework for analyzing and designing multistatic radar systems has been proposed. It was argued through numerous simulation examples that multistatic radar system performances can be significantly improved by shaping the multistatic ambiguity function. Based on this framework, rules for waveform selection, sensor positioning and adequate weighting of different receivers have been developed. In this work, we present multistatic measurements obtained in a controlled laboratory environment to support some of these recent findings and conclusions. The experimental setup consists of a Lab-Volt radar system operating at X-band, Tektronix arbitrary waveform generator and Tektronix digital oscilloscope. Multistatic point target radar measurements for different system configurations are analyzed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA538934

Entities

People

  • Gerard T. Capraro
  • Ivan Bradaric
  • Michael A. Saville
  • Michael C. Wicks
  • Steven H. Brady

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ambiguity
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Doppler Effect
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Multistatic Radar
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Radar
  • Radio Frequency
  • Simulations
  • Waveform Generators
  • Waveforms
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.