Title :
Passive radar from history to future
Author :
Kuschel, H. ; O´Hagan, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Passive Sensor Syst. & Classification, Fraunhofer-Inst. for High Freq. Phys. & Radar Tech., Wachtberg, Germany
Abstract :
The history of passive radar dates back to the early days of radar in 1935 when the Daventry experiment was conducted in the UK. It continues in WW II with the German Klein Heidelberg passive radar and receives new interest today, as passive covert radar (PCR) systems like Silent Sentry and Homeland Alerter 100 are ready for operation. The future of PCR will strongly depend on the availability of transmitters of opportunity such as FM-radio and digital broadcast networks.
Keywords :
Aircraft; Passive radar; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Receivers; Transmitters; DAB; DVB-T; PCR; anti-stealth; pulse chasing;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Symposium (IRS), 2010 11th International
Conference_Location :
Vilnius, Lithuania
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5613-0
