In this entry I will describe the geometry of multi-static passive radar and how it obtains a target solution. The multi-static passive TDOA radar example in this entry consists of a single receiving station that monitors the direct signals from the transmitters and indirect, multi-path signals from potential targets. Other configurations are possible but the 2D operation described requires 3 transmitter – receiver combinations. To obtain a target the system uses the time difference of arrival (TDOA) of the multi-path signal compared to the direct path signal from the same transmitter. Using these timings, solutions for possible target locations can be generated. I will cover the basic bi-static geometry on which this system relies and how it is incorporated into multi-static system. A 2D solution will also be derived from scratch for a multi-static system.
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System Geometry and 2D Operation
Saturday, January 17th, 2009Pulse Propagation Modeling in Dispersion Managed Optical Fibers
Friday, January 16th, 2009The following is an excerpt from a group project completed in my finial year at the University of Aberdeen. Dr. Kaliyaperumal Nakkeeran supervised the project. The group project title was Simulation of Pulse Propagation in Optical Fiber Transmission Systems. The aim of the project was to simulate the pulse propagation in dispersion managed (DM) optical fiber transmission systems. Effects like optical losses, group-velocity dispersion and self-phase modulation are analyzed in this project. Part of my contribution to the project was the production of a MATLAB simulation of the pulses’ propagation through the wave-guide.
Multi-Static TDOA Radar
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008This entry will cover some of the basic principals of a passive radar system. Using an example system bellow the basic principles of a multi-static TDOA passive radar system will be explained. The basic outline provided in this post will be built upon in the future.
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
As part of the finial year of my degree at the University of Aberdeen I completed an undergraduate thesis. In my thesis I considered the concept of a multistatic passive radar system capable of tracking civil aircraft using transmitters of opportunity.
I aim to use this journal as a means of exploring the ideas outlined in my thesis and expand upon them. Using this journal I will break down my thesis and re-examine the background, principals, motivations, benefits and applications of a multistatic passive radar system.
