Experimental phased array radar ELRA with extended flexibility

Author

Gröger, I. ; Sander, W. ; Wirth, W.

Author_Institution

FGAN-FFM, Wachtberg, West Germany

fYear

1990

fDate

7-10 May 1990

Firstpage

286

Lastpage

290

Abstract

A research project with the experimental phase-array system ELRA is discussed with respect to the extended and improved possibilities for performing measurements and evaluations for different types of radar operation. The variability of waveforms for solid-state transmitters is described. Flexible control of multifunction operation with various search and localization tasks is achieved with a network of microcomputers. Different means of signal processing are used for target detection and estimation. The active receiving array is divided into subarrays and has digital beamforming for pattern shaping and adaptive jammer suppression. Experimental results are presented for illustration

Keywords

antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; interference suppression; microcomputer applications; radar antennas; radar systems; radar transmitters; signal processing; telecommunications computer control; ELRA; active receiving array; adaptive jammer suppression; digital beamforming; electronic steerable radar; pattern shaping; phased array radar; radar function control; signal processing; solid-state transmitters; target detection; Adaptive signal processing; Array signal processing; Microcomputers; Performance evaluation; Phase measurement; Phased arrays; Radar measurements; Radar signal processing; Solid state circuits; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 1990., Record of the IEEE 1990 International

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.1990.201178

Filename

201178