VHF Cross-Range Profiling of Aerial Targets Via Passive ISAR: Signal Processing Schemes and Experimental Results

作者:Colone Fabiola*; Pastina Debora; Marongiu Virginia
来源:IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 2017, 53(1): 218-235.
DOI:10.1109/TAES.2017.2649999

摘要

The possibility of obtaining cross-range profiles of aerial targets is contemplated in this paper by applying inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) techniques against FM-based passive radar data. The considered application is shown to pose a number of limitations, mostly related to the very long coherent processing interval required to attain a reasonable cross-range resolution. To mitigate such limitations, a suitable two-stage ISAR processing scheme is proposed for the estimation of the target motion induced phase history and its compensation. The results are shown against experimental data sets collected by a very high frequency (VHF) band passive radar receiver developed at Sapienza University of Rome. This allows to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach that provides the FM-based passive radar with advanced capabilities for air traffic surveillance applications.

  • 出版日期2017-2