Architecture of a multistatic FMCW direction-finding radar

Alivizatos, EG; Petsios, MN; Uzunoglu, NK

dc.contributor.author	Alivizatos, EG	en
dc.contributor.author	Petsios, MN	en
dc.contributor.author	Uzunoglu, NK	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:27:57Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:27:57Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	1270-9638	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18649
dc.subject	FMCW radar	en
dc.subject	Multilateration	en
dc.subject	Multiple target tracking	en
dc.subject	Multistatic radar	en
dc.subject	Stretch processing	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Aerospace	en
dc.subject.other	Cost effectiveness	en
dc.subject.other	Frequency modulation	en
dc.subject.other	Radar cross section	en
dc.subject.other	Sensor networks	en
dc.subject.other	Transmitters	en
dc.subject.other	FMCW radars	en
dc.subject.other	Stretch processing	en
dc.subject.other	Target tracking	en
dc.title	Architecture of a multistatic FMCW direction-finding radar	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.ast.2007.05.001	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2007.05.001	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	The key technology of the future will be the use of low-cost sensor networks in order to replace large aperture antennas. The proposed multistatic radar system is composed of a transmitter, a number of receivers, dispersed in a lower altitude area, and a central processing station. Each receiver extracts the targets bistatic range and range-rate information, while estimating their azimuth angle. The receiver bistatic measurements, after local data processing, are sent to a central processing station, where three dimensional multiple target tracking is conducted. The main objective of the proposed multistatic radar system is to increase the detection probability of targets with low monostatic RCS, taking advantage of the Bistatic Radar Cross Section (BRCS) and the low operating frequency (low UHF band). Furthermore, the transmitter is only charged with the operation of emitting a Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) signal and an appropriate synchronization beacon, while the receiver performs a totally passive function. The main design objective is the use of a low cost radar sensor which performs an unsophisticated operation, while the main system functionality is accumulated in the central processing station. (c) 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER	en
heal.journalName	Aerospace Science and Technology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.ast.2007.05.001	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000255003500005	en
dc.identifier.volume	12	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	169	en
dc.identifier.epage	176	en