Generalised two target localisation using passive monopulse radar

Jardak, Seifallah; Ahmed, Sajid; Alouini, Mohamed-Slim

Generalised two target localisation using passive monopulse radar

Type

Article

Authors

Jardak, Seifallah

Ahmed, Sajid
Alouini, Mohamed-Slim

KAUST Department

Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
Electrical Engineering Program

KAUST Grant Number

URF/1/1713-01-01

Date

2017-04-07

Abstract

The simultaneous lobing technique, also known as monopulse technique, has been widely used for fast target localisation and tracking purposes. Many works focused on accurately localising one or two targets lying within a narrow beam centred around the monopulse antenna boresight. In this study, a new approach is proposed, which uses the outputs of four antennas to rapidly localise two point targets present in the hemisphere. If both targets have the same elevation angle, the proposed scheme cannot detect them. To detect such targets, a second set of antennas is required. In this study, to detect two targets at generalised locations, the antenna array is divided into multiple overlapping sets each of four antennas. Two algorithms are proposed to combine the outputs from multiple sets and improve the detection performance. Simulation results show that the algorithm is able to localise both targets with <;2° mean square error in azimuth and elevation.

Citation

Jardak S, Ahmed S, Alouini M-S (2017) Generalised two target localisation using passive monopulse radar . IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation 11: 932–936. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/iet-rsn.2016.0495.

Acknowledgements

This research was funded by a grant from the office of competitive research funding (OCRF) at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) under grant number URF/1/1713-01-01.