2004•Systems engineering and electronicsRequires access
New method for calculating detection coverage of bistatic radar
Changjin Li
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Abstract
A new method for calculating the detection coverage of a bistatic radar is proposed. Based on radar equation and jamming equation of bistatic radar and by comparing the differences in the calculation of detection coverage between a conventional monostatic radar and a bistatic radar, the conception of bistatic radar angle isoline is presented. Then a conclusion is drawn that is, any point in the detection coverage of a bistatic radar belongs to a certain bistatic radar angle isoline, while a point of a conventional monostatic radar belongs to the radial drawn out from radar itself. Based on this conclusion, the detection coverage of a bistatic radar in jamming-free and SSJ circumstances is finally calculated. The simulation result proves the practicability of the proposed method.