Title :
Ultrawideband radar special features & terminology
Author :
Immoreev, I.Y. ; Taylor, James D.
Author_Institution :
Moscow Aviation Inst., Russia
fDate :
5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
UWB radar has evolved in the fifteen years since DARPA proposed the present frequency-based definition. We suggest the UWB radar definition should reflect the physical features and practical applications. We propose a revised definition: an ultra wideband radar is a radar set which has a range resolution (Δr) much smaller than the target length L along the radiated direction.
Keywords :
radar resolution; ultra wideband radar; DARPA; range resolution; ultrawideband radar; Bandwidth; Narrowband; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radar imaging; Radar scattering; Signal resolution; Spatial resolution; Terminology; Ultra wideband radar;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAES.2005.1432569