Electronic target for bistatic/monostatic SAR systems

Konferenz: EUSAR 2018 - 12th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
04.06.2018 - 07.06.2018 in Aachen, Germany

Tagungsband: EUSAR 2018

Seiten: 5Sprache: EnglischTyp: PDF

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Autoren:
Tudose, Mihai; Datcu, Mihai (German Aerospace Center, Remote Sensing Technology Institute and Center of Earth Observation and Space Technology (CEOSpaceTech), Romania)
Anghel, Andrei; Cacoveanu, Remus (elecommunications Department, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania)

Inhalt:
This paper presents an electronic target designed for bistatic/monostatic synthetic aperture radar systems. The electronic target features two distinct antennas, so it can have different directions for transmitting and receiving. The electronic target basically receives a signal, down-converts it to baseband, applies a controllable time delay on the complex envelope, up-converts the delayed signal and transmits it towards the receiver of the bistatic/monostatic system. Since the delay is controllable, it can be used as artificial target with adjustable range. Even if the electronic target is placed in a cluttered area, its radar reflection can be moved away from its physical position.