Title :
A new approach to a multistatic passive radar sensor for air defense
Author :
Koch, Volker ; Westphal, Robert
Author_Institution :
Diehl GmbH & Co., Roethenbach, Germany
Abstract :
A method to apply the latest technology in global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), in particular the U.S. NAVSTAR GPS (Navigation System for Timing and Ranging Global Positioning System) and the Russian GLONASS (Global´naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema), as a silent multistatic or parasitic radar for air defense is described. These satellite systems serving as navigational aids are well suited for low power radar applications due to the similarity and compatibility of the transmitted satellite signals with modern radar signals, such as spread spectrum modulation and pseudo random noise (PRN) codes. Preliminary flight tests with airships, jet and propeller aircraft, helicopter and anti tank missiles to study effects have been conducted
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; helicopters; military aircraft; military equipment; missiles; pseudonoise codes; radar detection; radar receivers; spread spectrum radar; GLONASS; NAVSTAR GPS; air defense; airships; anti tank missiles; flight tests; global navigation satellite systems; helicopter; jet aircraft; low power radar applications; multistatic passive radar sensor; parasitic radar; propeller aircraft; pseudo random noise codes; spread spectrum modulation; Aircraft navigation; Global Positioning System; Modulation coding; Passive radar; Radar applications; Satellite navigation systems; Spaceborne radar; Spread spectrum radar; Testing; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 1995., Record of the IEEE 1995 International
Conference_Location :
Alexandria, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2121-9
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.1995.522513
