Fly eye radar or micro-radar sensor technology

Pavlo Molchanov; Olga Asmolova

doi:10.1117/12.2050063

29 May 2014 Fly eye radar or micro-radar sensor technology

Pavlo Molchanov, Olga Asmolova

Proceedings Volume 9074, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense XIII; 907405 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050063
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2014, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

To compensate for its eye’s inability to point its eye at a target, the fly’s eye consists of multiple angularly spaced sensors giving the fly the wide-area visual coverage it needs to detect and avoid the threats around him. Based on a similar concept a revolutionary new micro-radar sensor technology is proposed for detecting and tracking ground and/or airborne low profile low altitude targets in harsh urban environments. Distributed along a border or around a protected object (military facility and buildings, camp, stadium) small size, low power unattended radar sensors can be used for target detection and tracking, threat warning, pre-shot sniper protection and provides effective support for homeland security. In addition it can provide 3D recognition and targets classification due to its use of five orders more pulses than any scanning radar to each space point, by using few points of view, diversity signals and intelligent processing. The application of an array of directional antennas eliminates the need for a mechanical scanning antenna or phase processor. It radically decreases radar size and increases bearing accuracy several folds. The proposed micro-radar sensors can be easy connected to one or several operators by point-to-point invisible protected communication. The directional antennas have higher gain, can be multi-frequency and connected to a multi-functional network. Fly eye micro-radars are inexpensive, can be expendable and will reduce cost of defense.

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Pavlo Molchanov and Olga Asmolova "Fly eye radar or micro-radar sensor technology", Proc. SPIE 9074, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense XIII, 907405 (29 May 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050063

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