Multistatic Radar Measurements of UAVs at X-band and L-band
Piers Beasley, Matthew Ritchie, Hugh Griffiths, William J. Miceli, Michael Inggs, Simon Lewis, Bradley Kahn
Abstract
This paper presents analysis of data captured with the NeXtRAD multistatic radar system during a fortnight of experimental trials in December 2019. The trials saw, for the first time, the NeXtRAD system capturing interleaved X-band and L-band measurements of multiple UAVs in simultaneous monostatic and bistatic configurations. Analysis is presented of the UAV's micro-Doppler signatures, permitting a discussion into the challenges some DAV platforms present for reliable detection. Comparisons are also made between X-band and L-band monostatic and bistatic UAV radar backscatter allowing conclusions to be drawn over the benefits of particular radar configurations for aiding UAV detection.