Development of a networked photonic‐enabled staring radar testbed for urban surveillance
Abstract Urban surveillance of slow‐moving small targets such as drones and birds in low to medium airspace using radar presents significant challenges. Detecting, locating and identifying such low observable targets in strong clutter requires both innovation in radar hardware design and optimisatio...
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| author | Mohammed Jahangir Darren Griffiths Daniel White Gwynfor Donlan Xiaofei Ren Jithin Kannanthara Yeshpal Singh Joseph P. Wayman Chris J. Baker Jon P. Sadler S. James Reynolds Michail Antoniou |
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| description | Abstract Urban surveillance of slow‐moving small targets such as drones and birds in low to medium airspace using radar presents significant challenges. Detecting, locating and identifying such low observable targets in strong clutter requires both innovation in radar hardware design and optimisation of processing algorithms. To this end, the University of Birmingham (UoB) has set‐up a testbed of two L‐band staring radars to support performance benchmarking using datasets of target and clutter from realistic urban environment. This testbed is also providing the vehicle to understand how novel radar architectures can enhance radar capabilities. Some of the challenges in installing the radar at the UoB campus are highligted. Detailed benchmarking results are provided from urban monostatic and bistatic field trials that form the basis for performance comparison against future hardware modification. The solution to the challenge of interfacing the radar to the external oscillators is described and stand‐alone bench tests with the candidate oscillators are reported. The testbed provides a valuable capability to undertake detailed analysis of performance of Quantum photonic‐enabled radar and allows for its comparison with conventional oscillator technology for surveillance of low observable targets in the presence of urban clutter. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-327518d1881b43bb9e1a1ca5375d38e32024-01-30T07:26:11ZengWileyIET Radar, Sonar & Navigation1751-87841751-87922024-01-01181415510.1049/rsn2.12524Development of a networked photonic‐enabled staring radar testbed for urban surveillanceMohammed Jahangir0Darren Griffiths1Daniel White2Gwynfor Donlan3Xiaofei Ren4Jithin Kannanthara5Yeshpal Singh6Joseph P. Wayman7Chris J. Baker8Jon P. Sadler9S. James Reynolds10Michail Antoniou11Department of Electronic Electrical and System Engineering University of Birmingham Birmingham UKSchool of Physics and Astronomy University of Birmingham Birmingham UKDepartment of Electronic Electrical and System Engineering University of Birmingham Birmingham UKSchool of Physics and Astronomy University of Birmingham Birmingham UKDepartment of Electronic Electrical and System Engineering University of Birmingham Birmingham UKSchool of Physics and Astronomy University of Birmingham Birmingham UKSchool of Physics and Astronomy University of Birmingham Birmingham UKSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Birmingham UKDepartment of Electronic Electrical and System Engineering University of Birmingham Birmingham UKSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Birmingham UKSchool of Biosciences College of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Birmingham UKDepartment of Electronic Electrical and System Engineering University of Birmingham Birmingham UKAbstract Urban surveillance of slow‐moving small targets such as drones and birds in low to medium airspace using radar presents significant challenges. Detecting, locating and identifying such low observable targets in strong clutter requires both innovation in radar hardware design and optimisation of processing algorithms. To this end, the University of Birmingham (UoB) has set‐up a testbed of two L‐band staring radars to support performance benchmarking using datasets of target and clutter from realistic urban environment. This testbed is also providing the vehicle to understand how novel radar architectures can enhance radar capabilities. Some of the challenges in installing the radar at the UoB campus are highligted. Detailed benchmarking results are provided from urban monostatic and bistatic field trials that form the basis for performance comparison against future hardware modification. The solution to the challenge of interfacing the radar to the external oscillators is described and stand‐alone bench tests with the candidate oscillators are reported. The testbed provides a valuable capability to undertake detailed analysis of performance of Quantum photonic‐enabled radar and allows for its comparison with conventional oscillator technology for surveillance of low observable targets in the presence of urban clutter.https://doi.org/10.1049/rsn2.12524doppler radarmicro dopplerradarradar clutterradar target recognition |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Jahangir Darren Griffiths Daniel White Gwynfor Donlan Xiaofei Ren Jithin Kannanthara Yeshpal Singh Joseph P. Wayman Chris J. Baker Jon P. Sadler S. James Reynolds Michail Antoniou Development of a networked photonic‐enabled staring radar testbed for urban surveillance IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation doppler radar micro doppler radar radar clutter radar target recognition |
| title | Development of a networked photonic‐enabled staring radar testbed for urban surveillance |
| title_full | Development of a networked photonic‐enabled staring radar testbed for urban surveillance |
| title_fullStr | Development of a networked photonic‐enabled staring radar testbed for urban surveillance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a networked photonic‐enabled staring radar testbed for urban surveillance |
| title_short | Development of a networked photonic‐enabled staring radar testbed for urban surveillance |
| title_sort | development of a networked photonic enabled staring radar testbed for urban surveillance |
| topic | doppler radar micro doppler radar radar clutter radar target recognition |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1049/rsn2.12524 |
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