Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) radar exhibits several advantages with respect to traditional radar array systems in terms of flexibility and performance. However, MIMO radar poses new challenges for both hardware design and digital processing. In particular, achieving high azimuth resolution requires a large number of transmit and receive antennas. In addition, the digital processing is ...

Localization and detecting weak signal are the challenging tasks in radar systems. Radar performance can be enhanced by mounting the receiver output signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). In this paper, a novel approach based on Curvelet transform for detecting weak radar signal is proposed. We applied the curvelet transform and modulus maximum to detect the locations of laser radar echo signal. Localizi...

The subject of this paper is the Colorado State University–University of Chicago–Illinois State Water Survey (CSU–CHILL) National Radar Facility’s S-band polarimetric research radar. Key features of this system include polarization agility (provided by the dual-transmitter, dual-receiver design), a recently updated signal processor, and a low (234 dB, two way) integrated cross-polar ratio (ICPR...

The passive bistatic radar (PBR) system can utilize the illuminator of opportunity to enhance radar capability. By utilizing the forward scattering technique and procedure into the specific mode of PBR can provide an improvement in target detection and classification. The system is known as passive Forward Scattering Radar (FSR). The passive FSR system can exploit the peculiar advantage of the ...

Netted radar employs several spatially distributed transmitters and receivers for information retrieval. This system topology offers many advantages over traditional monostatic and bistatic systems which use a single transmitter and a single receiver. For example, it provides better utilization of reflected energy, more flexible system arrangement and enhanced information retrieval capability. ...

The second Radio Aurora Explorer satellite, RAX-2, is a triple CubeSat studying the formation of plasma irregularities in Earth’s ionosphere. The spacecraft was developed jointly by SRI International and the University of Michigan, and it is the first satellite funded by the National Science Foundation. RAX-2 launched October 28, 2011 and is currently operating on orbit. RAX uses a bistatic rad...

Cognitve radar can be aware of its environment, utilize intelligent signal processing, provide feedback from the receiver to the transmitter for adaptive illumination and preserve the information contents of radar returns. In this paper, based on the analysis of the parameters of radar mesurements, range-Doppler resolution cell is built up, then stochastic dynamic programming model of waveform ...

The interest in biand multistatic radar has been growing over the last years as they offer various advantages. For instance the transmitter and receiver can be easily be separated and therefore the survivability can be enhanced by deploying the transmitter further away from the scene. Even the possibility of a forward looking synthetic aperture radar can be realised. Bistatic radar can provide ...