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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,442 Views
12 Pages

Multi-Monostatic Interferometric Radar with Radar Link for Bridge Monitoring

  • Lapo Miccinesi,
  • Massimiliano Pieraccini,
  • Alessandra Beni,
  • Ovidiu Andries and
  • Tommaso Consumi

13 November 2021

In recent years, interferometric radars have been extensively used as sensors for static and dynamic monitoring of bridges. Generally speaking, a radar can only detect the displacement component along its view direction. As the movement of a real bri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,695 Views
13 Pages

Multi-Monostatic Interferometric Radar for Bridge Monitoring

  • Lapo Miccinesi,
  • Alessandra Beni and
  • Massimiliano Pieraccini

In recent years, interferometric radar has been extensively used as a sensor for static and dynamic monitoring of bridges. Generally speaking, a radar can only detect displacement components along the view direction. As the movement of a real bridge...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,222 Views
18 Pages

Real Representation of the Polarimetric Scattering Matrix for Monostatic Radar

  • Madalina Ciuca,
  • Gabriel Vasile,
  • Andrei Anghel,
  • Michel Gay and
  • Silviu Ciochina

14 February 2023

Synthetic aperture radar with polarimetric diversity is a powerful tool in remote sensing. Each pixel is described by the scattering matrix corresponding to the emission/reception polarization states (usually horizontal and vertical). The algebraic r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,158 Views
18 Pages

Synchronization of Monostatic Radar Using a Time-Delayed Chaos-Based FM Waveform

  • Mariam H. Abd,
  • Ghaida A. Al-Suhail,
  • Fadhil R. Tahir,
  • Ahmed M. Ali Ali,
  • Hamza A. Abbood,
  • Kia Dashtipour,
  • Sajjad Shaukat Jamal and
  • Jawad Ahmad

20 April 2022

There is no doubt that chaotic systems are still attractive issues in various radar applications and communication systems. In this paper, we present a new 0.3 GHz mono-static microwave chaotic radar. It includes a chaotic system based on a time-dela...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,582 Views
20 Pages

A Fast PARAFAC Algorithm for Parameter Estimation in Monostatic FDA-MIMO Radar

  • Wenshuai Wang,
  • Xiang Lan,
  • Jinmei Shi and
  • Xianpeng Wang

27 June 2022

This paper studies the joint range and angle estimation of monostatic frequency diverse array multiple-input multiple-output (FDA-MIMO) radar and proposes a joint estimation algorithm. First, the transmit direction matrix is converted into real value...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,772 Views
12 Pages

16 November 2023

This paper mainly investigates the problem of direction of arrival (DOA) estimation for a monostatic MIMO radar. Specifically, the proposed array, which is called a nested–nested sparse array (NNSA), is structurally composed of two nested subar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,437 Views
19 Pages

31 May 2022

In this paper, we propose a computationally efficient algorithm with improved effective aperture for coherent angle estimation in a monostatic multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar. First, the direction matrix of MIMO radar is mapped into a low...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,870 Views
20 Pages

14 October 2021

In this article, we propose the utilization of chaos-based frequency modulated (CBFM) waveforms for joint monostatic and bistatic radar-communication systems. Short-duration pulses generated via chaotic oscillators are used for wideband radar imaging...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,847 Views
16 Pages

10 November 2015

In this paper, a real-valued covariance vector sparsity-inducing method for direction of arrival (DOA) estimation is proposed in monostatic multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar. Exploiting the special configuration of monostatic MIMO radar, lo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
4,969 Views
17 Pages

A Novel Unitary ESPRIT Algorithm for Monostatic FDA-MIMO Radar

  • Feilong Liu,
  • Xianpeng Wang,
  • Mengxing Huang,
  • Liangtian Wan,
  • Huafei Wang and
  • Bin Zhang

4 February 2020

A novel unitary estimation of signal parameters via rotational invariance techniques (ESPRIT) algorithm, for the joint direction of arrival (DOA) and range estimation in a monostatic multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar with a frequency divers...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,261 Views
16 Pages

Analysis of a Dynamic Calibration Target for Through-Wall and Through-Rubble Motion Sensing Doppler Radar

  • Ram M. Narayanan,
  • Michael J. Harner,
  • John R. Jendzurski and
  • Nicholas G. Paulter

Through-wall and through-barrier motion-sensing systems are becoming increasingly important tools to locate humans concealed behind barriers and under rubble. The sensing performance of these systems is best determined with appropriately designed cal...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,956 Views
19 Pages

14 March 2022

In this paper, we study the joint range and angle estimation problem based in monostatic frequency diverse-array multiple-input multiple-output (FDA-MIMO) radar, and propose a method for range and angle estimation base on compressed unitary parallel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
9,990 Views
21 Pages

8 January 2009

During the last decade a methodology for the reconstruction of surface relief by Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) measurements – SAR interferometry – has become a standard. Different techniques developed before, such as stereo-radargrammetry, have been...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,079 Views
12 Pages

26 May 2022

With the help of entanglement, we can build quantum sensors with sensitivity better than that of classical sensors. In this paper we propose an entanglement assisted (EA) joint monostatic-bistatic quantum radar scheme, which significantly outperforms...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,862 Views
18 Pages

Quarter Wavelength Fabry–Perot Cavity Antenna with Wideband Low Monostatic Radar Cross Section and Off-Broadside Peak Radiation

  • Hassan Umair,
  • Tarik Bin Abdul Latef,
  • Yoshihide Yamada,
  • Tayyab Hassan,
  • Wan Nor Liza Binti Wan Mahadi,
  • Mohamadariff Othman,
  • Kamilia Kamardin and
  • Mousa I. Hussein

25 January 2021

Since antennas are strong radar targets, their radar cross section (RCS) reduction and radiation enhancement is of utmost necessity, particularly for stealth platforms. This work proposes the design of a Fabry–Perot Cavity (FPC) antenna which h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,862 Views
19 Pages

Development of the Romanian Radar Sensor for Space Surveillance and Tracking Activities

  • Liviu Ionescu,
  • Alexandru Rusu-Casandra,
  • Calin Bira,
  • Alexandru Tatomirescu,
  • Ionut Tramandan,
  • Roberto Scagnoli,
  • Dan Istriteanu and
  • Andrei-Edward Popa

6 May 2022

The constant increase in the number of space objects and debris orbiting the Earth poses risks to satellites and other spacecraft, both in orbit and during the launching process. Therefore, the monitoring of space hazards to assess risk and prevent c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
66 Citations
5,613 Views
17 Pages

18 February 2020

Timely calls for help can really make a difference for elders who suffer from falls, particularly in private locations. Considering privacy protection and convenience for the users, in this paper, we approach the problem by using impulse–radio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,049 Views
14 Pages

20 August 2022

Direction of arrival (DOA) estimation is an essential and fundamental part of array signal processing, which has been widely used in radio monitoring, autonomous driving of vehicles, intelligent navigation, etc. However, it remains a challenge to acc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,293 Views
21 Pages

Tilted Beam Fabry–Perot Antenna with Enhanced Gain and Broadband Low Backscattering

  • Hassan Umair,
  • Tarik Bin Abdul Latef,
  • Yoshihide Yamada,
  • Wan Nor Liza Binti Wan Mahadi,
  • Mohamadariff Othman,
  • Kamilia Kamardin,
  • Mousa I. Hussein and
  • Ali Imran Najam

Communication with low radar signature platforms requires antennas with low backscatter, to uphold the low observability attribute of the platforms. In this work, we present the design for a Fabry–Perot (F-P) cavity antenna with low monostatic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
716 Views
31 Pages

7 November 2025

Benefiting from the advantages of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms such as low cost, rapid deployment capability, and miniaturization, the application of UAV-borne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) has developed rapidly. Utilizing a self-develope...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,821 Views
22 Pages

26 October 2017

In this paper, we focus on the problem of two-dimensional direction of arrival (2D-DOA) estimation for monostatic MIMO Radar with electromagnetic vector received sensors (MIMO-EMVSs) under the condition of gain and phase uncertainties (GPU) and mutua...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,570 Views
12 Pages

19 December 2024

In an autonomous robotic space debris removal mission, an essential sensor used for navigation is an FMCW radar designed for close-range relative navigation. To achieve the required range performance, minimizing RF leakage between the transmitter (Tx...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,384 Views
17 Pages

20 September 2021

Frequency diverse array (FDA) radar has attracted much attention due to the angle and range dependence of the beam pattern. Multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) radar has high degrees of freedom (DOF) and spatial resolution. The FDA-MIMO radar, a hy...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,529 Views
18 Pages

For a number of decades, coastal HF radar has been used to remotely measure ocean surface parameters, including waves, at distances exceeding 100 km. The information, which has value in many ocean engineering applications, is obtained using the HF ra...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,238 Views
8 Pages

RCS Estimation of Singly Curved Dielectric Shell Structure with PMCHWT Method and Experimental Verification

  • Hyeong-Rae Im,
  • Woobin Kim,
  • Yeong-Hoon Noh,
  • Ic-Pyo Hong and
  • Jong-Gwan Yook

19 January 2022

In this paper, a numerical algorithm for the electromagnetic scattering analysis of singly curved dielectric structures, which can be applied to a canopy of fighter aircraft, is presented with experimental verification. At first, the Poggio–Mil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,324 Views
22 Pages

22 June 2023

RF sensing offers an unobtrusive, user-friendly, and privacy-preserving method for detecting accidental falls and recognizing human activities. Contemporary RF-based HAR systems generally employ a single monostatic radar to recognize human activities...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,278 Views
28 Pages

20 February 2020

Most HF radars operate in a monostatic or quasi-monostatic configuration. The collocation of transmit and receive facilities simplifies testing and maintenance, reduces demands on communications networks, and enables the use of established and relati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,060 Views
28 Pages

Measuring the Directional Ocean Spectrum from Simulated Bistatic HF Radar Data

  • Rachael L. Hardman,
  • Lucy R. Wyatt and
  • Charles C. Engleback

18 January 2020

HF radars are becoming important components of coastal operational monitoring systems particularly for currents and mostly using monostatic radar systems where the transmit and receive antennas are colocated. A bistatic configuration, where the trans...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,150 Views
14 Pages

Electromagnetic Absorber-Embedded Ka-Band Double-Layer Tapered Slot Antenna for the Reduced Radar Cross Section at X-Band

  • Wonkyo Kim,
  • Youngwan Kim,
  • Hee-Duck Chae,
  • Jihan Joo,
  • Jun-Beom Kwon and
  • Ick-Jae Yoon

26 February 2025

An electromagnetic (EM) absorber-embedded Ka-band double-layer tapered slot antenna (DLTSA) is proposed in this work. The EM absorber is placed on both sides of the tapered radiating slots as a means of achieving the reduced monostatic radar cross se...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,103 Views
16 Pages

Retrospective Spectrum-Conversion Method Based on Time-Modulated Van Atta Array

  • Feng Zhao,
  • Junjie Wang,
  • Jinrong Wang,
  • Weihong Hu,
  • Dejun Feng and
  • Kunpeng Song

2 April 2025

Spectrum conversion is one of the important applications in the non-linear electromagnetic (EM) field, which is widely used in antennas, wireless communication, radar imaging, etc. However, controlling spectrum conversion with excellent retrospective...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,820 Views
29 Pages

9 August 2024

Bistatic radar exhibits spatial isomerism and diverse configurations, leading to unique clutter characteristics distinct from those of monostatic radar. The clutter rank serves as a pivotal indicator of clutter characteristics, enabling the quantific...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,152 Views
20 Pages

Vessel Tracking Using Bistatic Compact HFSWR

  • Weifeng Sun,
  • Mengjie Ji,
  • Weimin Huang,
  • Yonggang Ji and
  • Yongshou Dai

16 April 2020

Bistatic and multi-static high-frequency surface wave radar (HFSWR) is becoming a prospective development trend for sea surface surveillance due to its potential in extending the coverage area, improving the detection accuracy, etc. In this paper, th...

  • Comment
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,193 Views
4 Pages

31 August 2023

The claim that incoherent scatter radar data show electron density enhancements of 50–80% during some ionospheric heating experiments in a recent paper is questioned. The backscatter from the monostatic radar can indeed be enhanced during these...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,244 Views
17 Pages

Rao and Wald Tests for Moving Target Detection in Forward Scatter Radar

  • Zeyu Wang,
  • Hongmeng Chen,
  • Yachao Li and
  • Dewu Wang

5 January 2024

This paper deals with adaptive moving target detection for a forward scatter radar in complex Gaussian noise. The echoes received by the forward scatter radar include not only the noise and the possible target signals but also the direct signals. To...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,077 Views
19 Pages

10 October 2018

The trihedral corner reflector (TCR) is widely used as the calibration device in monostatic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) calibration, and the performance of the TCR in radiometric calibration has been studied and verified in depth. As for the bista...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,298 Views
12 Pages

Ultra-Wideband RCS Reduction Based on Non-Planar Coding Diffusive Metasurface

  • Guozhang Wu,
  • Wenqi Yu,
  • Tao Lin,
  • Yangyang Deng and
  • Jianguo Liu

26 October 2020

A novel non-planar coding metasurface optimized by discrete particle swarm algorithm (DPSO) is proposed in terms of the property of wideband radar cross-section (RCS) and diffuse scattering. The design consists of two unit cells, “0” and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,179 Views
17 Pages

On the Communication Performance of Airborne Distributed Coherent Radar

  • Qinhao Wu,
  • Bo Zhang,
  • Hongqiang Wang and
  • Jinlin Peng

22 June 2022

Compared with a monostatic radar, airborne distributed coherent radar (ADCR) has been widely applied thanks to its flexibility, greater degree of freedom, stronger detection, and anti-jamming ability. Unlike distributed ground-based radar, the precon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,115 Views
19 Pages

27 October 2023

A reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a promising technology for wireless communication and radar detection, owing to its superior ability to realize smart radio environments. Inspired by previous studies on RISs, this study deals with the us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,930 Views
17 Pages

Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Microwave Tomographic Imaging for Distributed Photonic Radar Network

  • Carlo Noviello,
  • Salvatore Maresca,
  • Gianluca Gennarelli,
  • Antonio Malacarne,
  • Filippo Scotti,
  • Paolo Ghelfi,
  • Francesco Soldovieri,
  • Ilaria Catapano and
  • Rosa Scapaticci

23 October 2024

This paper deals with the imaging problem from data collected by means of a microwave photonics-based distributed radar network. The radar network is leveraged on a centralized architecture, which is composed of one central unit (CU) and two transmit...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,586 Views
13 Pages

Three-Dimensional Imaging with Bistatic Vortex Electromagnetic Wave Radar

  • Jia Liang,
  • Qun Zhang,
  • Ying Luo,
  • Hang Yuan and
  • Yijun Chen

21 June 2022

The vortex electromagnetic wave radar based on monostatic geometry can realize the imaging of a radar target in both range dimension and azimuth dimension by adjusting vortex electromagnetic wave modes, but it has no ability to distinguish the elevat...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,482 Views
12 Pages

18 February 2020

The scattering theory developed in the past decades for high-frequency radio oceanography has been restricted to surfaces with small heights and small slopes. In the present work, the scattering theory for bistatic high-frequency radars is extended t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,319 Views
17 Pages

11 December 2019

To extend the scope of high frequency (HF) radio oceanography, a new HF radar model, named shore-to-air bistatic HF radar, has been proposed for ocean observations. To explore this model, the first-order scattering coefficient and the second-order el...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,115 Views
17 Pages

Down-Looking Airborne Radar Imaging Performance: The Multi-Line and Multi-Frequency

  • Ilaria Catapano,
  • Carlo Noviello and
  • Francesco Soldovieri

2 December 2021

The paper proposes an analytical study regarding airborne radar imaging performances and accounts for a down-looking radar system moving along parallel lines far, in terms of probing wavelength, from the investigated domain and collecting multi-frequ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,394 Views
19 Pages

23 October 2022

Micro-Doppler is a unique characteristic of targets with micro-motions, which can provide significant information for target classification and recognition. However, the monostatic radar has the shortcoming of only obtaining the radial micro-motion c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,969 Views
19 Pages

Evaluation of Materials and Structures with a Multistatic Ultra-Wideband Impulse Radar: A Concept Validation

  • Gatis Gaigals,
  • Romans Maliks,
  • Vladimir Aristov,
  • Rolands Savelis,
  • Janis Simanovics,
  • Eduards Lobanovs,
  • Haralds Egliens,
  • Dans Laksis,
  • Kristaps Maris Greitans and
  • Modris Greitans

27 January 2023

This document describes the results of the study contributing to the methods and tools applicable in plastic waste sorting systems that exploit the multistatic ultra-wideband impulse radar enforced with a deep learning signal processing back-end. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,495 Views
19 Pages

14 June 2020

In order to analyze the scattering properties in multi-radiator problems, the active radar cross section (ARCS) concept is proposed under complex electromagnetic (EM) environments. The corresponding calculation methods and formulation are proposed by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,883 Views
14 Pages

21 December 2016

Radar networks are proven to have numerous advantages over traditional monostatic and bistatic radar. With recent developments, radar networks have become an attractive platform due to their low probability of intercept (LPI) performance for target t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,731 Views
15 Pages

21 December 2015

Frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) technique has recently been employed by synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to decrease the radar cost and volume. However, the operation range is limited by the direct energy leakage from the transmitting channe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,494 Views
16 Pages

Reduction of Radar Cross Section by Adopting Symmetrical Coding Metamaterial Design for Terahertz Frequency Applications

  • Tayaallen Ramachandran,
  • Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque,
  • Mandeep Singh Jit Singh,
  • Mayeen Uddin Khandaker,
  • Mohammad Salman and
  • Ahmed A. F. Youssef

23 January 2023

This work focused on the novel and compact 1-bit symmetrical coding-based metamaterial for radar cross section reduction in terahertz frequencies. A couple of coding particles were constructed to impersonate the elements ‘0′ and ‘1&...

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