Autonomous Synchronization of a Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) System.

Abstract

An airborne bistatic radar synchronization apparatus and process is presented which receives clutter point echo returns from the bistatic radar receiver on a penetrator aircraft, and determines therefrom the location of the illuminator aircraft without the need of receiving direct path signals from the radar transmitter on board the illuminator aircraft. Once the state of the illuminator aircraft (position and velocity) has been determined, the estimate of the illuminator state may be refined using direct path data. Finally, a target location algorithm is applied to bistatic target echo returns to calculate an equivalent monostatic range for a desired target, and provide an estimate of the location of the target. (Patent applications).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 12, 1985
Accession Number
ADD012094

Entities

People

  • Norman E. Powell

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Bistatic Radar
  • Echoes
  • Patent Applications
  • Radar
  • Radar Equipment
  • Radar Receivers
  • Radar Transmitters
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Echoes
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.