Ku-Band Retrodirective Radar for Ballistic Projectile Detection and Tracking
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Identifier/URL
43028860 (Pure)
Abstract
A Ku-band radar has been developed for detection and tracking of sniper rifle bullets and other ballistic projectiles. The radar utilizes a novel retrodirective architecture based on separate 8-element receive and transmit antenna arrays. A pseudorandom noise waveform provides for precise ranging and high processing gain. Digital filtering allows for discrimination of high-velocity bullets and small supersonic projectiles up to at least 1700 ft/s, as demonstrated experimentally in field tests.
Repository Citation
Bennett, D. B.,
Culjat, M. O.,
Cox, B. P.,
Dann, A. E.,
Williams, K.,
Lee, H.,
Brown, E. R.,
Grundfest, W. S.,
& Singh, R. S.
(2009). Ku-Band Retrodirective Radar for Ballistic Projectile Detection and Tracking. 2009 IEEE Radar Conference, RADAR 2009.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/physics/1253
DOI
10.1109/RADAR.2009.4977123
