Target discrimination method for passive bistatic radar using narrowband and low-frequency illuminator

摘要

As most illuminators of opportunity are relatively narrowband and of low-frequency, passive bistatic radar (PBR) is so weak in target discrimination that it can hardly distinguish adjacent aircraft or ships. To solve this problem, we propose a matched filter-based method. This method uses the bistatic range of the target to construct the corresponding filter groups and then produces a two-dimensional image by correlating the echo signals. We finally convert the target discrimination problem to distinguish the peaks in the image. The proposed method overcomes the target discrimination problem for PBR using the narrowband and low-frequency illuminator. Simulation results indicate the effectiveness and validity of the proposed method in distinguishing adjacent targets. (C) 2015 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers SPIE)