DocumentCode
1991736
Title
Polarimetric Radar for Precise Navigation Along Confined Waterways
Author
Haykin, S. ; Macikunas, A. ; Greenlay, T.
Author_Institution
Communications Research Laboratory, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. Canada.
fYear
1985
fDate
9-13 Sept. 1985
Firstpage
137
Lastpage
142
Abstract
The paper describes a new radar concept, referred to as polarimetric radar, for providing precise navigation along a confined waterway. The system relies on polarization as the radar discriminant. A passive radar reflector that converts polarization of the incident radar wave from horizontal to vertical is described. The results of preliminary experiments confirm the validity of this new radar concept.
Keywords
Marine vehicles; Navigation; Passive radar; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar clutter; Radar cross section; Radar polarimetry; Rain; Transmitting antennas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 1985. 15th European
Conference_Location
Paris, France
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUMA.1985.333470
Filename
4132158
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