Passive coherent detection and target location with multiple non-cooperative transmitters
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Authors
Tan, Qinling Jeanette Olivia
Subjects
bistatic
multistatic
target detection
target location
passive coherent detection
non-cooperative transmitters
opportunistic transmitters
hitchhiker radar
forward-scattering
back-scattering
error ellipse
uncertainty ellipse
multistatic
target detection
target location
passive coherent detection
non-cooperative transmitters
opportunistic transmitters
hitchhiker radar
forward-scattering
back-scattering
error ellipse
uncertainty ellipse
Advisors
Jenn, David C.
Fisher, Edward L.
Date of Issue
2015-06
Date
Jun-15
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Passive bistatic radars (PBR) and passive multistatic radars (PMR) use opportunistic transmitters to detect and locate targets. In this thesis, a maritime scenario was modeled with merchant vessels serving as multiple non-cooperative opportunistic transmitters while a frigate warship equipped with Electronic Warfare (EW) and Direction Finding (DF) receivers takes on the role of the receiver in a PBR/PMR configuration. The targets are assumed to be the generic Formidable-class frigate. A MATLAB model is developed to simulate the operating environment and passive detection and location process. Detection coverage is investigated to propose optimal PBR/PMR configurations and geometry, while elliptical and hyperbolic target location methods are explored to quantify the effects of PBR/PMR parameters and geometry on target estimated location uncertainty.
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Information Sciences (IS)
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