Multistatic, MIMO and networked radar: The future of radar sensors?

摘要

A review is presented of work on multistatic, MIMO and networked radar, explaining the current high degree of interest in these subjects. The enhancement of target signatures in the forward scatter geometry is explained, and some of the principles of Passive Bistatic Radar. The challenge here is to identify applications which offer a clear advantage over conventional radar approaches. Finally, some newer, longer term ideas on networked radar as an intelligent, adaptive distributed sensor system are presented and discussed.