Smuggling interdiction using an adaptation of the AN/APG-76multimode radar

The AN/APG-76 multimode radar was designed and developed for a multimode attack fighter application requiring rapid search, detection, identification, and precision location of both airborne and surface targets from long standoff ranges under adverse weather conditions. Unique is the radar's ability to generate SAR images of a selected area while simultaneously detecting and tracking all-speed moving objects located within that imaged region. Northrop Grumman Norden Systems has recently upgraded and adapted this radar to smuggling interdiction and related law enforcement missions. These adaptations have added an integrated GPS/INS subsystem for enhanced self-navigation and target location accuracy, a long range wide-band digital data link and ground station for mission control and data dissemination, a 3-D interferometric SAR imaging capability for detailed high resolution topographic mapping, and 1 meter and 0.3 meter resolution SAR modes for positive target identification. Additionally, the radar has been installed into wing-mounted pods and adapted for side-looking and 360 degree coverage applications. Automatic target detection and enhanced-range sea-surveillance and air-targeting modes are also now available through the use of open architecture commercial processors and non-proprietary transportable programming languages     

Investigation of gyroplane takeoff with the use of main rotor collective pitch

Results of theoretical and experimental studies of the A-002M gyroplane different takeoff methods with the use of the main rotor collective pitch control are presented. Loads acting in the takeoff conditions were measured and ways of their decrease on retention of a short takeoff capability were revealed.     

旋翼机自转旋翼气动特性及跳飞性能研究

为了设计具有跳跃式起飞功能的旋翼机,本文用叶素理论分析了自转旋翼桨叶的气动特性,采用数值积分方法及引入动态入流理论建立了比较完善的自转旋翼气动计算模型,并应用该模型对旋翼机稳定自转和跳飞性能进行了研究,分析了旋翼机实现跳飞所需要的旋翼设计参数和操纵量的要求.算例给出了跳飞过程的性能曲线,并与国外文献进行了比较,结果表明本文理论方法有效可靠.     

雷达抗干扰能力度量方法的研究

 本文论述了度量雷达抗干扰能力的方法,提出了一组通用的度量公式。这些公式的基本部分是由雷达的主要技术参数组成。代表雷达的潜在抗干扰能力。公式的补充部分是由雷达各种抗干扰技术措施的指标所组成,代表这些抗干扰措施的质量水平。用这组公式可以计算出雷达抗消极干扰能力、抗积极干扰能力与综合抗干扰能力的表征数值。本文给出了计算举例,讨论了计算结果在雷达系统分析与总体设计中的应用。     

Low-angle tracking using a multifrequency sampled aperture radar

The improvements that can be achieved in low-angle radar by using a sampled aperture radar (SAMPAR) and a maximum likelihood (ML) algorithm are discussed. The SAMPAR system described is unique in that it has a wide-ranging multifrequency capability. The ML technique is also unique because its estimation is based on the use of a highly refined signal model. It is shown, by using both simulated data and real data, that this combination, i.e., a SAMPAR system and the modified ML algorithm, provides a multiple signal resolution that exceeds any reported in the open literature. The measured data used in this study were recorded using a 32-element sampled aperture antenna on an over-water path     

雷达信号的模糊聚类分选方法

随着现代电子战的激烈对抗,复杂体制雷达迅速增加并逐渐占居主导地位,侦察接收机接收到的雷达信号更加复杂和密集.为克服传统信号分选算法的局限性,采用基于模糊聚类分析的雷达脉冲信号分选方法,此方法能利用雷达信号的特征参数有效地分选出非常规和常规雷达信号.首先介绍模糊聚类的基本原理,并进行信号分选仿真实验.仿真结果证明分选结果较理想,验证了此方法的有效性和可行性.该方法易编程实现,适用于处理大量数据,是一种解决密集复杂脉冲信号分选问题的新途径.     

小波变换在雷达信号检测中的应用

小波分析已经成为目前雷达信号去噪的主要方法之一。通过对小波去噪问题的描述,揭示了小波去噪的滤波特性;分别阐述了目前雷达信号检测中常用的4类小波去噪方法并进行性能分析;对雷达信号的小波检测方法提出了展望。     

噪声调制连续波雷达信号波形射频隐身特性

雷达信号波形的射频(RF)隐身性能是雷达系统能否适应现代战场环境的重要因素,雷达射频隐身信号波形设计是现代雷达系统设计中的重要课题.首先,在介绍随机噪声信号雷达原理的基础上,基于Schleher截获因子阐述了噪声调制连续波雷达信号波形的射频隐身特性.然后,分析了高斯噪声相位和频率调制连续波雷达输出自相关函数和高斯噪声相...     

一种半实物雷达仿真测试系统的设计与实现

雷达半实物仿真是通过微电子技术、计算机技术和信号处理技术等各种技术来复现雷达信号的产生、传递等动态过程,作为雷达系统测试的有效手段,半实物雷达在雷达系统的研制和调试过程中具有重要作用,半实物雷达仿真测试更是系统功能实现的关键环节。文章基于半实物雷达系统对射频信号发生模块、试验数据采集模块、数据回放模块进行结构与参数的设计,最终完成了各个模块的开发与集成,实现了半实物雷达仿真测试系统的设计。     

Low-cost technology for multimode radar

A flexible test bed radar architecture is described which includes an integrated RF electronics package that can support multiple radar applications, including surveillance, fire control, target acquisition, and tracking. This type of architecture can significantly reduce the cost, power, size, and weight of electronics on future weapon delivery platforms. The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is developing technology to support multimode radar requirements. These requirements include the detection and location of moving or stationary low radar cross section targets in heavy ground clutter and the classification and/or recognition of these targets. We address these requirements with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products and the integration of several enabling technologies. The test bed radar includes a direct digital synthesizer (DDS) for frequency-diverse waveform generation, a flexible wideband transceiver for bandwidth extension and frequency translation, and an open architecture signal processor with embedded wideband analog-to-digital converters for real-time acquisition and processing. Efficient signal processing algorithms have been developed to demonstrate multimode radar capability. This paper discusses the various subassemblies, algorithm efficiency, and field experiment results     

Flyable fiber-optic radar target generator

Airborne radar relies on Built-in-Test (BIT) for fault detection, fault isolation and system calibration. The capability of BIT is often limited by space, weight, size and cost considerations. Furthermore, the radar does not have a test target that will allow BIT to perform in flight, closed-loop functional test of the complete radar system. This paper describes a fiber-optic based radar test target unit that provides a delayed replica of the transmitted radar signal. The unit will intercept a small amount of radar-transmitted energy, delay it in the fiber, then feed it back into the radar producing a calibrated “echo” at a predetermined radar range. The unit can be installed as part of the airborne radar. The details on the design and testing of a proof-of-concept unit are also given     

基于神经网络的雷达抗干扰效能评估方法

雷达抗干扰效能是衡量雷达设备性能的重要指标,如何准确、客观、快捷地评估雷达抗干扰效能,对雷达、干扰双方均具有重要的现实意义。文章通过对雷达传统的抗干扰效能加权评估方法的分析,提出了基于神经网络的雷达抗干扰效能综合评估方法,并将该评估方法应用于雷达接收机抗干扰的技术等级评判实例中。实例结果表明,该评估方法能客观、定量地评估雷达抗干扰效能,具有一定的实用性。     

改进 K-均值算法在雷达辐射源信号预分选中的应用

雷达辐射源信号分选是电子对抗领域一个关键技术,随着电子技术的发展,电磁环境日趋复杂,信号分选的难度越来越大,在这样的条件下,我们应该寻求新的解决问题的方法.本文首先概述了雷达辐射源信号分选意义、系统组成和分选流程,然后介绍了改进 K-均值算法.为了有效实现信号分选,提出了基于改进K-均值算法的信号分选方法,该方法可对到达角、载频和脉宽参数进行分选.最后进行了仿真实验,结果表明该方法实现简单,分选效果较好     

基于FPGA的雷达信号模拟、采集与处理系统

介绍了基于FPGA设计并实现了一种雷达信号模拟、采集与处理的系统。系统主要由计算机和带有双路高速A/D和双路高速D/A的信号处理卡组成。信号处理卡以FPGA为核心控制与处理芯片,主要完成雷达信号模拟、雷达信号处理和雷达信号采集等功能,与计算机通讯使用USB2.0接口,采用数据抽取、坐标查表映射和DirectDraw等技术在计算机显示器上以P显和A显方式进行实时显示。该系统提供在线配置功能,用户可通过USB接口对FPGA程序进行配置或升级,无须专用配置芯片,简化了电路板设计,提高了系统的灵活性。     

Radar sensor using low probability of interception SS-FH signals

One of the best known weakness of radar sensors in defense and security applications is the necessity to radiate a signal, which can be detected by the target, so being possible (easy in fact) that the target is alerted about the presence of a radar before the radar is alerted about the presence of a target. In this context, Low Probability of Interception (LPI) Radars try to use signals that are difficult to intercept and/or identify. Spread spectrum signals are strong candidates for this application, and systems using special frequency or polyphase modulation schemes are being exploited. Frequency hopping, however, has not received much attention. The typical LPI radar at this moment of the technology is a CW-LFM radar. The simplicity of the technology is its best point. Polyphase codes, on the other hand have the inherent advantage of high instantaneous bandwidth regardless of observation time. But the complexity of the hardware is also higher. FH signals have traditionally been considered of lower performance but higher complexity, due to the difficulties to compensate the individual dopplers for the individual range cells in the receiver. One important point is that an FH radar must be clearly distinguished from an agile frequency radar. In the latter, a pulsed signal is transmitted using different frequencies from pulse to pulse. In an FH radar the frequency changes must be during the pulse. In fact, in an LPI FH radar, a CW frequency hopped signal is used. A radar system concept is proposed in which it shows how these problems can be overcome in a tracking application. Also, the signal format is analyzed under the scope of future decade digital interceptors, showing that, in fact, this kind of signal exhibits improvement in some performances and requires a hardware that is only slightly more complex than that needed for CW-LFM systems     

可跳飞自转旋翼飞行器推/升力系统参数优化

对自转旋翼飞行器推/升力系统参数进行了特性分析和多目标优化设计,解决了具有跳飞性能的现代旋翼机总体方案和系统设计难题.采用叶素理论和动态入流理论,以数值积分的方法建立推力和升力计算模型;在能量转换关系和自转旋翼气动特性的基础上,建立了旋翼机跳飞性能计算模型,分析了参数对跳飞过程的影响,并以算例验证了计算模型有效可靠.基于六西格玛和改进的遗传算法,对推/升力系统参数分层地进行了多目标优化,优化结果表明本文方法正确合理,优化后的系统参数提高了飞行器总体性能.      

火控雷达在有源干扰环境中的作用距离评估

火控雷达在有源干扰环境中的作用距离直接关系到武器系统在电磁干扰环境中的实战效能和生存能力,因此提高火控雷达在有源干扰环境中的探测距离是雷达技术发展的最主要内容。文中分析了干扰环境里火控雷达的接收特性,探讨了火控雷达在有源噪声干扰环境中的作用距离模型,并根据模型绘制出了在自卫干扰和支援干扰情况下的火控雷达作用距离曲线,最后得出改进雷达抗干扰参数的几点结论。     

飞机射频隐身表征参量及其影响因素分析

 随着军事装备的不断发展,无源探测器（电子支援系统、雷达告警接收机和电子情报接收机）对飞机的探测能力大大提高。为了避免机载雷达设备辐射的射频(RF)信号被截获,要求飞机具有良好的射频隐身性能。综合考虑机载雷达探测距离和无源截获接收机截获距离之间的关系以及天线空域扫描方式发生捷变对飞机射频隐身性能的影响,指出了用施里海尔(Schleher)截获因子评价飞机射频隐身性能的不足,并提出用信号截获率来表征飞机射频隐身特性的方法。最后,对影响信号截获率的因素进行分析与计算,在此基础上给出飞机实现射频隐身的途径与方法。该评价方法综合了飞机在时域、频域和空域上的射频隐身特性,对飞机的射频隐身设计具有参考价值。     

Space-time adaptive processing and adaptive arrays: specialcollection of papers

Space-time adaptive processing (STAP) and related adaptive array techniques hold tremendous potential for improving sensor performance by exploiting signal diversity. Such methods have important application in radar, sonar, and communication systems. Recent advances in digital signal processing technology now provide the computational means to field STAP-based systems. The objective of this special collection of papers is to examine the current state-of-the art in STAP technology and explore the remaining obstacles, practical issues and novel techniques required to implement STAP-based radar, sonar or communication systems     

Calibration of the MERIC full-polarimetric radar: theory and implementation

This paper describes the architecture and calibration design of the experimental ground based radar station MERIC. This full-polarimetric radar is conceived for the analysis and the recognition of non cooperative aircraft in flight.We carefully study how the full-polarimetric capability is obtained for a simultaneous transmit (simultaneous transmission of two linear FM with opposite slopes) radar system, using analogue deramping with a replica.The phase distortions of the signal propagating in the four polarimetric channels are carefully estimated. We define a phase calibrating method compatible with the outdoor measurements conditions and few constraints on reference targets.We show the phase accuracy obtained with the proposed calibration method on real measurements.