MIMO radar concept with a towed antenna array

Sukhjit Pooni; Alp Sayin; Andrew Stove; Michail Antoniou; Mikhail Cherniakov

doi:10.1049/cp.2017.0451

MIMO radar concept with a towed antenna array

Sukhjit Pooni, Alp Sayin, Andrew Stove, Michail Antoniou, Mikhail Cherniakov

Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

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This paper introduces an alternative type of radar system for airborne surveillance. The system concept comprises a co-located Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) radar array that is towed by an airborne platform. This could allow the realisation of a wide antenna, giving a narrow beamwidth, that is a usual requirement for localising fixed and moving targets, while optimise the trade-off between the size/weight of a radar array and its length. At the same time, a MIMO structure could allow compensation of errors that may occur due to turbulence during flight. The paper considers methods and proof of concept experimental results which show that the latter is plausible. Correction for antenna deformations is considered as one of the most significant scientific challenges in the concept's further consideration.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Radar Systems (Radar 2017)
Publisher	Institution of Engineering and Technology
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-78561-672-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-78561-673-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0451
Publication status	Published - 28 May 2018
Event	2017 International Conference on Radar Systems, Radar 2017: International Conference on Radar Systems - Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Oct 2017 → 26 Oct 2017

Conference

Conference	2017 International Conference on Radar Systems, Radar 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Belfast
Period	23/10/17 → 26/10/17

Keywords

MIMO radar
Towed array

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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