Title :
System considerations for passive radar with GSM illuminators
Author :
Nickel, Ulrich R O
Author_Institution :
Inf. Process. & Ergonomics, FKIE - Fraunhofer Inst. for Commun., Wachtberg, Germany
Abstract :
The increasing number of communication transmitters makes passive radar an attractive and simple alternative to active radar systems. GSM base stations as illuminators for passive radar enjoy the advantage of digital waveform, frequency diversity and global availability. The problems with these transmitters are the low transmit power and the more or less directive transmit patterns. These limit the achievable range. This paper studies how a useful system can be designed by fusion of bistatic systems using multiple transmitters.
Keywords :
cellular radio; passive radar; radar transmitters; GSM base stations; GSM illuminators; active radar system; bistatic system fusion; communication transmitters; digital waveform; frequency diversity; global availability; passive radar; Bandwidth; Base stations; GSM; Passive radar; Receivers; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Phased Array Systems and Technology (ARRAY), 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Waltham, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5127-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5128-9
DOI :
10.1109/ARRAY.2010.5613372
