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High-range resolution multichannel DVB-T passive radar: aerial target detection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Dario Petri ,
Amerigo Capria ,
Michele Conti ,
Fabrizio Berizzi ,
Marco Martorella  and
Enzo Dalle Mese
Dario Petri*
Affiliation:
RaSS National Laboratory, CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications), Pisa, Italy. Phone: +39 3494705195
Amerigo Capria
Affiliation:
RaSS National Laboratory, CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications), Pisa, Italy. Phone: +39 3494705195
Michele Conti
Affiliation:
RaSS National Laboratory, CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications), Pisa, Italy. Phone: +39 3494705195 Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Fabrizio Berizzi
Affiliation:
RaSS National Laboratory, CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications), Pisa, Italy. Phone: +39 3494705195 Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Marco Martorella
Affiliation:
RaSS National Laboratory, CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications), Pisa, Italy. Phone: +39 3494705195 Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Enzo Dalle Mese
Affiliation:
RaSS National Laboratory, CNIT (National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications), Pisa, Italy. Phone: +39 3494705195 Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
*
Corresponding author: D. Petri Email: dario.petri@cnit.it
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Abstract

A method for improving range resolution in passive radar system is to jointly use more than one transmission channel of the same illuminator of opportunity (IO). This paper specifically focuses on the exploitation of multiple adjacent digital video broadcasting-terrestrial (DVB-T) channels for achieving high-range resolution profiles with a passive radar system operating in air surveillance scenario. Firstly, we present an analysis of the ambiguity function obtained from a multichannel DVB-T source and a pre-processing technique able to improve the characteristics of the multichannel signal are presented. Afterwards, the experimental scenario is defined and detection results on aerial targets are shown.

Keywords

Passive radarMultichannelDVB-TAerial targetsAir surveillanceAF
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 4 , Special Issue 2: Special issue on Surveillance Systems for Air Navigation Services , April 2012 , pp. 147 - 153
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2012

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