<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper offers new application of a Multi-channel Forward Scatter Radar (MFSR), which uses GPS signals for detection of air targets on their GPS radio shadows. The multi-channel GPS MFSR detector consists of several channels, which process information from several satellites simultaneously. The phenomena of diffraction in the near area is used for shadow target detection. The target is considered to be detected, if it is detected at least in one of detector channels. Two experiments have been made to verify the proposed detection algorithm. The results obtained show that the proposed multi-channel detection algorithm can be successfully used for detection of low-flying air targets at very short distances or the near area of diffraction. Such targets are undetectable in GPS bistatic radar.</p></abstract>

The paper offers new application of a Multi-channel Forward Scatter Radar (MFSR), which uses GPS signals for detection of air targets on their GPS radio shadows. The multi-channel GPS MFSR detector consists of several channels, which process information from several satellites simultaneously. The phenomena of diffraction in the near area is used for shadow target detection. The target is considered to be detected, if it is detected at least in one of detector channels. Two experiments have been made to verify the proposed detection algorithm. The results obtained show that the proposed multi-channel detection algorithm can be successfully used for detection of low-flying air targets at very short distances or the near area of diffraction. Such targets are undetectable in GPS bistatic radar.

Multi-Channel Target Shadow Detection in GPS FSR

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Cybernetics and Information Technologies

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The paper offers new application of a Multi-channel Forward Scatter Radar (MFSR), which uses GPS signals for detection of air targets on their GPS radio...

Multi-Channel Target Shadow Detection in GPS FSR

Online veröffentlicht: 29. März 2019

Seitenbereich: 116 - 132

Eingereicht: 28. Mai 2018

Akzeptiert: 27. Dez. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2019-0007

Schlüsselwörter
FSR, GPS, signal detection and estimation

© 2019 Hristo Kabakchiev et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Multi-Channel Target Shadow Detection in GPS FSR

Online veröffentlicht: 29. März 2019

Seitenbereich: 116 - 132

Eingereicht: 28. Mai 2018

Akzeptiert: 27. Dez. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2019-0007

SchlüsselwörterFSR, GPS, signal detection and estimation

© 2019 Hristo Kabakchiev et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
FSR, GPS, signal detection and estimation