Choice of Modulation Mode and Satellite-Based Radar Altimeter Parameters

Satellite altimeters play a key role in Earth remote sensing programs. To attain a centimeter accuracy level within the limited energy budget the altimeter probing signal should have a processing gain of the order of tens of thousands. Un-der such circumstances both of the angle modulation modes (LF...

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Main Authors: D. S. Borovitsky, A. E. Zhesterev, V. P. Ipatov, R. M. Mamchur
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Published: Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" 2018-06-01
Series:Известия высших учебных заведений России: Радиоэлектроника
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description Satellite altimeters play a key role in Earth remote sensing programs. To attain a centimeter accuracy level within the limited energy budget the altimeter probing signal should have a processing gain of the order of tens of thousands. Un-der such circumstances both of the angle modulation modes (LFM, BPSK) are equivalent as for their tactical performance. Preference of LFM in modern foreign devices is based on the tendency to reduce demands to digital processing operation speed by transferring wide-band processing to the analog receiver part. However, modern circuitry capabilities allow to implement digital processing of the signals with the bandwidth of hundreds MHz, giving thereby the way to involving BPSK signals which are not that susceptible to various drifts and external disturbances, do not require frequency modulation super-linearity, etc. In the paper both modulation formats are compared and recommendations are given on how to choose the structure and parameters of BPSK signal.
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spelling doaj-art-7de185fd014d4adc87802d452e45a4b52025-08-20T03:39:49ZrusSaint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI"Известия высших учебных заведений России: Радиоэлектроника1993-89852658-47942018-06-010351410.32603/1993-8985-2018-21-3-5-14223Choice of Modulation Mode and Satellite-Based Radar Altimeter ParametersD. S. Borovitsky0A. E. Zhesterev1V. P. Ipatov2R. M. Mamchur3JSC "Russian Institute of Radionavigation and Time".JSC "Russian Institute of Radionavigation and Time".Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" .Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" .Satellite altimeters play a key role in Earth remote sensing programs. To attain a centimeter accuracy level within the limited energy budget the altimeter probing signal should have a processing gain of the order of tens of thousands. Un-der such circumstances both of the angle modulation modes (LFM, BPSK) are equivalent as for their tactical performance. Preference of LFM in modern foreign devices is based on the tendency to reduce demands to digital processing operation speed by transferring wide-band processing to the analog receiver part. However, modern circuitry capabilities allow to implement digital processing of the signals with the bandwidth of hundreds MHz, giving thereby the way to involving BPSK signals which are not that susceptible to various drifts and external disturbances, do not require frequency modulation super-linearity, etc. In the paper both modulation formats are compared and recommendations are given on how to choose the structure and parameters of BPSK signal.https://re.eltech.ru/jour/article/view/229satellite altimeterprobing signallfm signalpsk signalreceiver structure
spellingShingle D. S. Borovitsky
A. E. Zhesterev
V. P. Ipatov
R. M. Mamchur
Choice of Modulation Mode and Satellite-Based Radar Altimeter Parameters
Известия высших учебных заведений России: Радиоэлектроника
satellite altimeter
probing signal
lfm signal
psk signal
receiver structure
title Choice of Modulation Mode and Satellite-Based Radar Altimeter Parameters
title_full Choice of Modulation Mode and Satellite-Based Radar Altimeter Parameters
title_fullStr Choice of Modulation Mode and Satellite-Based Radar Altimeter Parameters
title_full_unstemmed Choice of Modulation Mode and Satellite-Based Radar Altimeter Parameters
title_short Choice of Modulation Mode and Satellite-Based Radar Altimeter Parameters
title_sort choice of modulation mode and satellite based radar altimeter parameters
topic satellite altimeter
probing signal
lfm signal
psk signal
receiver structure
url https://re.eltech.ru/jour/article/view/229
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