摘要:
A radar surveillance system includes a plurality of satellites a plurality of medium earth orbit satellites to provide continuous, long dwell coverage of a region of interest. Each satellite has an antenna having a main reflector and a subreflector electromagnetically coupled to the main reflector. A phased array generates multiple electromagnetic beams positioned so the electromagnetic beams reflect from the subreflector onto said main reflector. The system may be used in determining slow moving targets using a combination of monopulse anomaly and target spectral width measurements. The system also performs synthetic aperture radar imagery and focussed area fast moving target detection using alternating slope linear frequency modulated pulses. The plurality of medium Earth orbit satellites include a self-contained communications system consisting of high bandwidth self-relay crosslinks, high bandwidth downlink, and direct broadcast downlinks for processed data.
摘要:
Method and device for determining an azimuth angle and/or an elevation angle, based on a multibeam radar system, in which the echo signals of each radar target are recorded over at least two beams. The amplitude of an echo signal recorded in each receiving beam is normalized. For each receiving beam, the normalized amplitude is compared to the pattern values of an antenna pattern stored and normalized for this beam in order to determine the angle of a radar target. The comparison results from at least two receiving beams are combined to form an angle-dependent analysis quantity, and the angle whose angle-dependent analysis quantity meets a minimum and maximum criterion is determined to be the angle of the radar target. Included in the angle-dependent analysis quantity is a phase angle of at least two recorded echo signals. This operation can also be performed on the basis of a complex normalization operation.
摘要:
A radar tracking system 100 adapted for use with existing radar tracking systems. The inventive system includes a radar target detection system 106, 108 for detecting radar targets in clutter using magnitude and angular position information obtained from return signals. A tracking algorithm 104 is used to track and update the positions of said targets with respect to the position of the radar system. The tracking algorithm includes a true target angle estimator 110 for maintaining accurate target angle information when the target is clutter and when the target is out of clutter. The tracking algorithm maintains accurate target distance information when the target is in clutter and when the target is out of clutter. In a specific embodiment, accurate distance information is maintained in a track file 122 where the amplitudes of return signals are stored once a target is detected by the detection system 100.
摘要:
A multiple elastic feature network having N independent sets of M feature specific neurons that respond to the temporal properties of a number of targets. The targets are represented by sets of M feature specific coordinates. Each of the neurons and its coordinates are labeled with a different one of the feature types, and have an associated receptive field and distortion, locking and expectation parameters. A sequence of candidate coordinates, which include the targets' coordinates as well as false or ghost coordinates, is input to the MEFN. Each successive candidate coordinate selects the closest neuron that has the same feature type and whose receptive field includes the candidate coordinates. The coordinates of the selected neuron and the other neurons in its set are adjusted towards the candidate coordinates. The distortion, expectation and locking parameters measure the distortion in the neurons' coordinates, the elapsed time since each neuron was last selected and the changes in the neurons' coordinates, respectively. As the sets of neurons converge towards respective targets, the expectation, distortion and locking parameters are reduced, and hence the receptive fields are reduced, causing the neurons to lock onto and track the targets.
摘要:
In a method for the detection of the garbling of pulses received by a secondary radar, the secondary radar comprises a monopulse antenna that can be used to obtain a pulse power signal and a pulse difference measurement signal synchronous with the received pulses. The method consists in detecting, at the same time, ripples superimposed on the power signal and ripples superimposed on the difference measurement signal, the presence of at least two garbled pulses being detected by the presence of ripples on at least one of the two signals. Application to the reception circuits of secondary radars.
摘要:
A direction finding method and system for locating the direction of a transmission source based on an electromagnetic wave which is transmitted from the transmission source and is received by an antenna means at a receiving end apparatus. The transmission source transmits an angle-modulated wave. Meanwhile, the receiving end apparatus receives the transmitted wave, converts into electrical signals a beat frequency signal which is caused by direct and reflected waves contained in the received wave, and time-averaging the electrical signals, thus minimizing a angle error due to a multipass interference.
摘要:
A method for orienting a radar installation which possesses an at least approximatingly axial-symmetrical antenna radiation or beam characteristic towards a target. The radar beam which is emitted by the radar installation is reflected or scattered back at the target and the backscattered radar beam is evaluated or plotted in a measurement evaluating device of the radar installation for purposes of determining or identifying the target. Employed is a target with three target elements which are arranged in the corners of an at least approximately equilateral triangle, the centerpoint of which corresponds to the desired target point, in which there is effected a separating of the three radar signals which are reflected or scattered back by the three target elements, and that from the values of the amplitudes of the three backscattered radar signals, through the utilization of the measurement evaluating circuit, there is determined the position of the target point which is located between the target elements.
摘要:
A radar apparatus transmits right circular polarized signals and selects the right circular polarized components of the corresponding returns. It also transmits left circular polarized signals and selects the left circular polarized components of the corresponding returns. The selected left and right circular polarized compoments are processed by, for example, averaging them, producing a weighted average of them, or selecting the component of larger value.
摘要:
A radar system for low-level target tracking comprises a first and a second radar apparatus, both apparatus operating at their own frequency, but employing one and the same tracking antenna. A target being tracked in range and angle coordinates by the first radar apparatus can be tracked in angle coordinates by the second apparatus and in range by the first radar apparatus when the target arrives within the range of the second radar apparatus. A preferred digital embodiment of this system is obtained by utilizing a common signal processing unit including a matched filter.
摘要:
A high frequency target seeking device, using a stabilized reflector antenna, performs range search and tracking functions and target angle search and tracking functions. A technique is provided for target range discrimination using several narrow band i.f. filters, also thereby improving signal-to-clutter ratio and signal-to-receiver noise ratio. Target search is accomplished with simultaneous range and antenna azimuth scanning, with the range bins and the antenna beam swept across the target. A multiplexer selects the range bin having signals indicative of the target. Target range tracking is accomplished by the multiplexer additionally automatically selecting range bins adjacent to the target's range bin and comparing their output signals. Antenna stabilization is accomplished utilizing signals from vehicle pitch, roll, and yaw rate sensors, and antenna elevation and azimuth rate and angle sensors. These signals are processed in the antenna control circuit according to predetermined relationships to provide the desired antenna stabilization.