DocumentCode
1773626
Title
Array pattern synthesis techniques for circular array of antennas for passive radar applications
Author
Bournaka, G. ; O´Hagan, D.W. ; Kuschel, H.
Author_Institution
Fraunhofer Inst. for High Freq. Phys. & Radar Tech. FHR, Wachtberg, Germany
fYear
2014
fDate
8-10 Oct. 2014
Firstpage
133
Lastpage
136
Abstract
We investigate the design of phased array pattern synthesis for applications in passive radars. In particular, we identify certain drawbacks associated with the Bucci algorithm based beamformer design and investigate a convex optimization based approach. The performance is compared in terms of least squares errors and the capability of placing nulls in the direction of interference signals using a circular array of antennas.
Keywords
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; array signal processing; convex programming; passive radar; radar antennas; Bucci algorithm; array pattern synthesis techniques; beamformer design; circular array antenna; convex optimization; passive radar applications; phased array pattern synthesis; Antenna arrays; Array signal processing; Arrays; Convex functions; Digital video broadcasting; Passive radar; Radar antennas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
European Radar Conference (EuRAD), 2014 11th
Conference_Location
Rome
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EuRAD.2014.6991225
Filename
6991225
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