Latest trends in radar system testing

Author

Gupta, Vishal

Author_Institution

Agilent Technol. Inc., Edinburgh

Volume

23

Issue

5

fYear

2008

fDate

5/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

20

Lastpage

25

Abstract

Radar systems were initially limited to military applications, but today most people encounter radar applications everyday. Given the broad range of applications, a variety of radar types and technologies have emerged to meet unique needs. This paper discusses about the latest advances on system performance and testing of radar systems. When performing characterization of a radar receiver design, a variety of signals are required to accurately recreate the operational environment. This paper will review the test signal environment needed for evaluation of various modern radar systems. Performance considerations in terms of signal source fidelity and spectral purity will also be investigated.

Keywords

electronic equipment testing; radar equipment; radar receivers; radar receiver design; radar system testing; signal source fidelity; spectral purity; test signal environment; Airborne radar; Automotive engineering; Doppler radar; Ground penetrating radar; Meteorological radar; Radar applications; Radar equipment; Signal design; Signal generators; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAES.2008.4523910

Filename

4523910