DocumentCode
657754
Title
Multi function radar system for improved situational awareness in helicopters
Author
Feil, Peter ; Schneider, R. ; Sanchez-Trigo, Horacio
Author_Institution
Syst. Concepts Radar, CASSIDIAN, Ulm, Germany
fYear
2013
fDate
9-11 Oct. 2013
Firstpage
153
Lastpage
155
Abstract
The paper describes an FM-CW radar sensor system designed to improve the situational awareness in helicopters especially during brownout landing. In order to obtain an instantaneous coverage of the azimuthal field of view, the technique of digital beamforming is used. Additionally, the sensors are provisioned to employ the MIMO principle by radiating waveforms with different frequencies into separate spatial directions.
Keywords
CW radar; FM radar; MIMO communication; aircraft communication; array signal processing; helicopters; radar signal processing; FM-CW radar sensor system; MIMO principle; brownout landing; digital beamforming; helicopters; multifunction radar system; situational awareness; waveforms radiation; Clutter; Doppler shift; Helicopters; Power supplies; Radar cross-sections; Sensor systems; FM-CW radar; MIMO radar; brownout landing; digital beamforming;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radar Conference (EuRAD), 2013 European
Conference_Location
Nuremberg
Type
conf
Filename
6689136
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