Advanced Radar Technology

Contents
„ Trend
„ Advanced Technology Areas
„ Technology Applications
„ Current Projects
Trend of Advanced Radar
Technology

Towards digital and multiple-input multiple

output (MIMO) configurations leading to
robust systems that can adapt to the
environment to coexist with other emitters,
improve target detection, achieve higher
resolution, lower measurement errors and
enhance tracking, classification and
recognition performance.
Advanced Technology Areas
„ Target Scattering and Propagation
Modelling
„ Antenna New Concepts
„ MIMO Radar
„ Cognitive Radar
 Technology Application Example 1:
Overcoming space constraints

Challenge
Space constraints limit system
performance
Technology Areas
• Compact antenna
• Antenna new concepts
• MIMO radar
Reference: M. Xue, X. Zhu, J. Li, D. Vu and P. Stoica, “MIMO radar angle-doppler imaging via iterative STAP”, 2009 International WD&D Conference
 Technology Application Example 2:
Target Detection near trees
Challenge
• Target return blocked by trees
• Target signatures contaminated
by noise-like tree smears
Technology Areas
• Target scattering and
propagation modelling
• Cognitive Radar - adaptive
Reference: “http://www.darpa.mil/sto/space/pdf/Nayeri_KASSPER_03.pdf”
waveform/processing,
compressive sensing
Current Project:
Digital Radar

Objective
Build a lab prototype digital
phase array radar
Technology Areas
• Cognitive radar - flexible
system architecture
Current Project:
Sparse Waveform Design
Objective
Design sparse waveform with
good autocorrelation and
controlled power spectrum
density
Technology Areas
• Cognitive radar - adaptive
waveform/processing
Current Project:
Multipath Exploitation Radar
Objective
Study the multipath
propagation effects in an urban
terrain under the assumption of
ideal specular reflection, to
detect non-LOS target
Technology Areas
• Target scattering and
propagation modelling
• Cognitive radar - adaptive
waveform/processing
Thank You.