Adaptive digital beamforming (ADBF) architecture for wideband phased-array radars

Mark A. Mitchell; Robert L Howard; Chris Tarran

doi:10.1117/12.354604

20 July 1999 Adaptive digital beamforming (ADBF) architecture for wideband phased-array radars

Mark A. Mitchell, Robert L Howard, Chris Tarran

Proceedings Volume 3704, Radar Sensor Technology IV; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354604
Event: AeroSense '99, 1999, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The practical application of adaptive digital beamforming (ADBF) to phased array radar systems has been demonstrated by several systems, most notably MESAR. However, MESAR and the other fielded radar systems employing ADBF are limited to narrow bandwidth operation. The next generation of defense radar systems currently under development are considering ADBF architecture, but with wideband waveforms. New radar system architectures are mandated by the requirement for simultaneously accomplishing wide bandwidth and ADBF, particularly for the precision measurement and tracking environment of ballistic missile defense. This paper describes approaches to developing wideband architectures suitable for this and similar applications.

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Mark A. Mitchell, Robert L Howard, and Chris Tarran "Adaptive digital beamforming (ADBF) architecture for wideband phased-array radars", Proc. SPIE 3704, Radar Sensor Technology IV, (20 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354604

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