Introduction to passive radar
Marco Martorella, Diego Cristallini
Abstract
This chapter provides a first insight into the principle of operation of a passive radar. The bistatic geometry will be introduced as well as the concepts of bistatic range and bistatic Doppler resolution. The well-known radar equation is also derived for the specific case of a bistatic passive radar. In addition, basic schemes for signal processing are presented together with a glimpse of the main issues related to the direct signal suppression.
Topics & Concepts
Bistatic radarPassive radarContinuous-wave radarRadarRadar engineering detailsComputer scienceRemote sensingSIGNAL (programming language)Range (aeronautics)Radar imagingTelecommunicationsGeologyEngineeringAerospace engineeringProgramming languageRadar Systems and Signal ProcessingAdvanced SAR Imaging Techniques