A Comparison between Standard and Crossfeed Monopulse Radars in Presence of Rough Sea Scattering and Ship Movements

Monopulse radars are widely used in tracking systems, due to their relative simplicity and theoretical precision, but the presence of multipath impairs the tracking capabilities of these radars, especially when multipath signals are strong, as in a naval environment. A special monopulse setup, the c...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Giunta, Leonardo Lucci, Renzo Nesti, Giuseppe Pelosi, Stefano Selleri, Francesco Serrano
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/126757
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Francesco Serrano
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description Monopulse radars are widely used in tracking systems, due to their relative simplicity and theoretical precision, but the presence of multipath impairs the tracking capabilities of these radars, especially when multipath signals are strong, as in a naval environment. A special monopulse setup, the crossfeed, has been proposed in the past to provide an automatic cancellation from smooth sea multipath. In this contribution, the performances of such a system are analyzed in presence of rough sea scattering and compared with those of a standard monopulse setup. Particular attention is devoted to performance degradations due to possible phase errors in the passive network implementing the comparator and due to ship rolling and pitching. This latter requires a full 3D monopulse simulator for its correct evaluation.
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spelling doaj-art-4040d3cc4dab49bdb8bb9aecc2fb5c1c2025-08-20T02:39:14ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772010-01-01201010.1155/2010/126757126757A Comparison between Standard and Crossfeed Monopulse Radars in Presence of Rough Sea Scattering and Ship MovementsGiorgio Giunta0Leonardo Lucci1Renzo Nesti2Giuseppe Pelosi3Stefano Selleri4Francesco Serrano5Antenna development & EMC, Rheinmetall Italia SpA, Via Affile 102, 00131 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Florence, Via C. Lombroso 6/17, 50134 Florence, ItalyAstrophysical Observatory of Arcetri, National Institute for Astrophysics, Largo E. Fermi 5, 50125 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Florence, Via C. Lombroso 6/17, 50134 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Florence, Via C. Lombroso 6/17, 50134 Florence, ItalyAntenna development & EMC, Rheinmetall Italia SpA, Via Affile 102, 00131 Rome, ItalyMonopulse radars are widely used in tracking systems, due to their relative simplicity and theoretical precision, but the presence of multipath impairs the tracking capabilities of these radars, especially when multipath signals are strong, as in a naval environment. A special monopulse setup, the crossfeed, has been proposed in the past to provide an automatic cancellation from smooth sea multipath. In this contribution, the performances of such a system are analyzed in presence of rough sea scattering and compared with those of a standard monopulse setup. Particular attention is devoted to performance degradations due to possible phase errors in the passive network implementing the comparator and due to ship rolling and pitching. This latter requires a full 3D monopulse simulator for its correct evaluation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/126757
spellingShingle Giorgio Giunta
Leonardo Lucci
Renzo Nesti
Giuseppe Pelosi
Stefano Selleri
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A Comparison between Standard and Crossfeed Monopulse Radars in Presence of Rough Sea Scattering and Ship Movements
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title A Comparison between Standard and Crossfeed Monopulse Radars in Presence of Rough Sea Scattering and Ship Movements
title_full A Comparison between Standard and Crossfeed Monopulse Radars in Presence of Rough Sea Scattering and Ship Movements
title_fullStr A Comparison between Standard and Crossfeed Monopulse Radars in Presence of Rough Sea Scattering and Ship Movements
title_full_unstemmed A Comparison between Standard and Crossfeed Monopulse Radars in Presence of Rough Sea Scattering and Ship Movements
title_short A Comparison between Standard and Crossfeed Monopulse Radars in Presence of Rough Sea Scattering and Ship Movements
title_sort comparison between standard and crossfeed monopulse radars in presence of rough sea scattering and ship movements
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/126757
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