Waveform analysis of transmissions of opportunity for passive radar

Author

Ringer, Maurice A. ; Frazer, Gordon J.

Author_Institution

Surveillance Syst. Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Salisbury, SA, Australia

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

511

Abstract

Passive radar utilises electromagnetic radiation already present in the environment in order to detect targets and estimate target parameters. This paper presents a general investigation of the feasibility of this type of radar when the radiation utilised originates from common emitters of opportunity such as commercial radio and television broadcasts. It addresses the problem using waveform design theory and an assessment of the suitability of such transmissions of opportunity to the design of a matched radar receiver

Keywords

antenna arrays; array signal processing; filtering theory; matched filters; parameter estimation; radar antennas; radar detection; radar receivers; radio broadcasting; television broadcasting; waveform analysis; ambiguity function; antenna array; commercial radio broadcasts; commercial television broadcasts; electromagnetic radiation; emitters of opportunity; matched filter output; matched radar receiver design; passive radar; radar target detection; target parameters estimation; transmissions of opportunity; waveform analysis; waveform design theory; Antenna arrays; Australia; Passive radar; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Radar signal processing; Radio broadcasting; Radio transmitters; Surveillance; TV broadcasting;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signal Processing and Its Applications, 1999. ISSPA '99. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Brisbane, Qld.

Print_ISBN

1-86435-451-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSPA.1999.815722

Filename

815722