Conformal Vector Arrays in Radar Remote Sensing
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Engineering Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 220
Special Issue Editors
Interests: array signal processing, spatial spectrum estimation and their applications in communication and radar systems
Interests: signal processing, with a focus on sensor array signal processing and its various applications, such as robotics and autonomous systems, human computer interface, radar, sonar, and wireless communications
Interests: array signal processing; radar signal processing; MIMO radar; antenna arrays; direction-of-arrival estimation
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Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid development of phased array antennas, conformal vector arrays (CVAs) have received widespread attention. Conformal vector arrays can significantly improve anti-interference ability, multi-target detection, and resolution performance in wide spatial coverage for radar systems due to the expansion of the polarization dimension and spatial coverage, compared with existing scalar planar arrays. They have potential applications in fields such as electronic reconnaissance, space surveillance, and meteorological observation. However, due to the anisotropy of each antenna element in the far-field radiation of conformal arrays, existing array signal processing methods cannot be applied directly or are inefficient in computational complexity. In this vein, a timely collection of advanced concepts, techniques, and applications is essential for the development of conformal vector arrays and future remote sensing studies.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas mainly focus on the design and array signal processing of conformal vector arrays, together with their applications in radar remote sensing.
The Special Issue “Conformal Vector Arrays in Radar Remote Sensing” aims to bring together cutting-edge research achievements and explore how to improve the performance of the existing radar systems with planar phased arrays.
Suggested themes may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Conformal vector array design and optimization;
- Conformal vector array modeling and calibration;
- Beampattern synthesis of vector arrays/conformal arrays/conformal vector arrays;
- Joint direction-of-arrival and polarization estimations of vector arrays/conformal vector arrays;
- Space and polarization anti-jamming of vector arrays/ conformal vector arrays;
- Target detection and classification in conformal vector array radars;
- Other applications of conformal vector arrays in radar remote sensing.
Dr. Xiaofeng Ma
Dr. Wei Liu
Dr. Xiangrong Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- conformal vector arrays
- modeling and calibration
- array signal processing
- target detection and classification
- other applications in radar remote sensing
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