Derivation and Validation of the Nonlinear Radar Range Equation

被引:11
作者
Gallagher, Kyle A. [1 ]
Gregory, J. Mazzaro [2 ]
Martone, Anthony F. [3 ]
Sherbondy, Kelly D. [3 ]
Narayanan, Ram M. [4 ]
机构
[1] Gen Tech Serv, 3100 Route 138 Bldg 3, Wall, NJ 07719 USA
[2] The Citadel, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Charleston, SC 29409 USA
[3] US Army Res Lab, Sensors & Electron Devices Directorate, Adelphi, MD 20783 USA
[4] Penn State Univ, Dept Elect Engn, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
来源
RADAR SENSOR TECHNOLOGY XX | 2016年 / 9829卷
关键词
Harmonic radar; nonlinear system model; nonlinear radar range equation; harmonic phase progression; SCATTERING; POWER;
D O I
10.1117/12.2224478
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The radar range equation for detecting targets using linear radar has been defined and derived many times for many different applications. The nonlinear radar range equation has been defined in the literature but a step by step derivation is lacking and no experimental validation has been shown. This paper starts with a nonlinear system model and provides simulated and experimental validation for the model. Once the model is validated, the model is used to derive the nonlinear radar range equation for nonlinear radar. Key differences between the linear and nonlinear radar range equation will be emphasized.
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