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Antenna Array for Passive Radar: Configuration Design and Adaptive Approaches to Disturbance Cancellation

Villano, Michelangelo and Colone, Fabiola and Lombardo, Pierfrancesco (2013) Antenna Array for Passive Radar: Configuration Design and Adaptive Approaches to Disturbance Cancellation. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2013. Hindawi Publishing Corporation. doi: 10.1155/2013/920639. ISSN 1687-5869.

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Abstract

In this paper we consider the selection of an antenna array configuration, composed of a small number of omni-directional elements, to be exploited for passive radar sensors. Based on properly identified pattern characteristics and design criteria for practical applications, a suitable planar configuration is selected that allows both angular selectivity and direct signal attenuation. The selected configuration is further optimized in terms of sidelobe level by resorting to appropriate amplitude tapering. Moreover, three different approaches are investigated for antenna-based adaptive disturbance cancellation and a comparative performance analysis is carried out. Simulation results show that an effective clutter suppression is obtained if the direct signal from the transmitter is attenuated by means of spatial adaptive cancellation and the multipath echoes from stationary obstacles are removed by means of temporal adaptive cancellation. In particular, the approach based on the Side Lobe Canceller is shown to yield good performance while requiring a limited system complexity.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/84092/
Document Type:Article
Title:Antenna Array for Passive Radar: Configuration Design and Adaptive Approaches to Disturbance Cancellation
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Villano, MichelangeloUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Colone, FabiolaUniversity of Rome "La Sapienza"UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lombardo, PierfrancescoUniversity of Rome "La Sapienza"UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:October 2013
Journal or Publication Title:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:Yes
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:2013
DOI:10.1155/2013/920639
Publisher:Hindawi Publishing Corporation
ISSN:1687-5869
Status:Published
Keywords:Passive radar, array processing, adaptive processing.
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Earth Observation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EO - Earth Observation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Aircraft SAR
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Microwaves and Radar Institute > Radar Concepts
Deposited By: Villano, Dr.-Ing. Michelangelo
Deposited On:17 Sep 2013 12:02
Last Modified:08 Mar 2018 18:53

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