This thesis explores the potential benefits of two, three, and four-node distributed radar networks with the potential to provide a received SNR proportional to n2 times that of a single-node system, where n is the number of nodes in the network. By plotting the Cassini curves for these distributed radar networks along with the Cassini curves of a monostatic radar system for the same level of received SNR, these benefits are graphically demonstrated. The SNR gains result in a much larger area of coverage for the distributed radar network compared to that of a power-equivalent monostatic radar. The impact of phase and pulse synchronization on a distributed radar network is also explored. By examining phase error and pulse error separately, and then examining their impact on the coverage areas of a two-node distributed radar network, the importance of synchronization to a distributed radar network is demonstrated. / US Marine Corps (USMC) author.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/2727 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Hurley, Sean M. |
| Contributors | Tummala, Murali, Pace, Phillip, Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) |
| Publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xiv, 61 p. : col. ill. ;, application/pdf |
| Rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, may not be copyrighted. |
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