Signal Processing for Passive Bistatic Radar - Hardcover

Malanowski, Mateusz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1630816620 ISBN 13: 9781630816629

Publisher: Artech House Publishers, 2025

Synopsis

This cutting-edge resource introduces the basic concepts of passive bistatic radar, such as bistatic geometry, the bistatic radar equation, and analysis of different illuminating signals. Passive radar has been known for almost a century but due to technical limitations has not been developed intensively for decades. Today, the passive radar concept can be realized in practice, which is of great interest to both military and civilian users. This book explains the potential and limitations of passive radar systems as well as the differences between signal processing in active and passive radar. Each of the signal processing stages typically applied in passive radar are described, including digital beamforming, clutter removal, target detection, localization, and tracking.

Correlation processing, which is crucial for passive radar operation, is presented, as well as practical approaches for calculating the cross-ambiguity function. The problems of range and velocity-cell migration are also introduced. The book analyzes and compares different antenna array geometries to show readers the appropriate solution for a particular scenario of passive radar. Cartesian tracking is also included based on the extended Kalman filter. Parallel and sequential updating approaches are introduced and compared. These concepts are illustrated with both simulated and measured data along with examples of passive radar systems, making this book useful for both novice and advanced practitioners.

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Review

This is an excellent book that covers all the main signal processing aspects that are related to passive bistatic radar (PBR). The author has taken good care of introducing the problem so that also non-specialists may benefit from reading this book. Aspects of advanced signal processing are also treated and a good number of examples are provided to further substantiate and clarify the many aspects that are considered around PBR. This book is well placed among others in the same area as it specifically focuses on signal processing aspects, but at the same time it can stand as a general book on PBR as it also provides the basics for an understanding of PBR systems and their use in a variety of applications. Examples of real systems are also present in this book in order to give the reader a breath of the existing technology. I would recommend this book to both radar students and engineers and to operators (civilian and military) who need to have an understanding of these specific radar sensors. --Prof. Marco Martorella Dept. of Information Engineering University of Pisa and Director of the Radar and Surveillance System Laboratory CNIT

Edition details

• Publisher: Artech House Publishers
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1630816620
• ISBN 13: 9781630816629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384