Simulation Analysis of Detection Area for Flying Wing Layout UAV Using X-Band Bistatic Radar

The shape design of flying wing UAV can effectively reduce the detection and tracking probability of single-station radar. Bistatic radar has the advantage of anti-stealth for stealth targets due to the characteristics of multi-station distribution. However, there is no literature to study the detection area of flying wing UAV by bistatic radar. To solve this problem, FEKO electromagnetic simulation software is used to establish the X-band electromagnetic model of X-47B UAV, and the bistatic RCS of 0° pitch angle is simulated. According to the bistatic radar equation, the effective detection area of X-47B UAV lateral flight is simulated. The results show that the detection range of bistatic radar is mainly in the vicinity of 5 banded regions and bistatic radar. The five strip regions in the effective detection range correspond to the five bright lines of bistatic RCS one by one. When the baseline of bistatic radar is 20 km, the effective detection range is the largest. The research provides data support for the layout optimization of bistatic radar station and the trajectory optimization of flying wing UAV.

Assessment of 5G as an ambient signal for outdoor backscattering communications

The aim of this article is to evaluate the applicability of 5G technology as a possible ambient signal for backscattering communications (AmBC). This evaluation considers both urban macro-cellular, small cell as well as rural highway environments. The simulations are performed in outdoor areas including analysis about 5G implementation strategies in different scenarios. Essential aspects of 5G radio network topology such as frequency domain (3.5 GHz and 26 GHz) and antenna locations (offering line-of-sight, LOS) are highlighted and turned to applicability scenarios with AmBC. The LOS scenarios are evaluated to determine the widest applicability area of 5G for AmBC. Typical AmBC applications are studied including collection of data from several sensors to receivers. Evaluation of the applicability of 5G was based on propagation related simulations and calculations utilising the ray tracing technique and the radar equation. The results demonstrate that 5G can be used as an ambient signal for backscattering communications for short ranges for typical sensor sizes. It is also observed that the range of communication is heavily dependent on the the size of the sensor.

FEKO™ Simulation of Radar Scattering from Objects in Low Earth Orbit for ISAR Imaging

Objects in low earth orbit such as CubeSats and the International Space Station (ISS) move with constant velocity along a linear trajectory when viewed from a ground-based radar. The small change in attitude of the object as it flies overhead permits the generation of an inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) image. In this paper, Altair’s FEKO™ software is used to model the monostatic radar scattering from the ISS as a function of frequency and aspect angle. The computed data is used for generating a simulated ISAR image from a ground-based radar. The system design requirements for the radar are calculated from the radar equation.

White noise jammer mathematical modelling and simulation

The radar equation is the fundamental mathematical model of the basic function of a radar system. Moreover, there are many versions of the radar equation, which correspond to particular radar operations, like low pulse repetition frequency (PRF), high PRF, or surveillance mode. In many cases, all these expressions of the radar equation exist in their combined forms, giving little information to the actual physics and signal geometry between the radar and the target involved in the process. In this case study, we divide the radar equation into its major steps and present a descriptive mathematical modelling of the radar and other related equations utilizing the free space loss and target gain concepts to simulate the effect of a white noise jammer on an adversary radar. We believe that this work will be particularly beneficial to instructors of radar courses and to radar simulation engineers because of its analytical block approach to the main equations related to the fields of radar and electronic warfare. Finally, this work falls under the field of predictive dynamics for radar systems using mathematical modelling techniques.

Surface and subsurface radar equations for radar sounders

This work is a collection of radar equations for low-frequency radar sounding and radar in general that emphasize the form of the radar equation for different target and source geometries. This is meant as a handbook for scientists and engineers that work with or analyze radar sounder systems and interpret radar sounding echoes. Lookup tables summarize the results and derivations are provided for each equation.