TY  - JOUR
A1  - Harzheim, Thomas
A1  - Mühmel, Marc
A1  - Heuermann, Holger
T1  - A SFCW harmonic radar system for maritime search and rescue using passive and active tags
T2  - International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies
N2  - This paper introduces a new maritime search and rescue system based on S-band illumination harmonic radar (HR). Passive and active tags have been developed and tested while attached to life jackets and a small boat. In this demonstration test carried out on the Baltic Sea, the system was able to detect and range the active tags up to a distance of 5800 m using an illumination signal transmit-power of 100 W. Special attention is given to the development, performance, and conceptual differences between passive and active tags used in the system. Guidelines for achieving a high HR dynamic range, including a system components description, are given and a comparison with other HR systems is performed. System integration with a commercial maritime X-band navigation radar is shown to demonstrate a solution for rapid search and rescue response and quick localization.
KW  - Radar
KW  - microwave measurements
KW  - harmonic radar
KW  - harmonic radar tags
KW  - nonlinear VNA measurements
Y1  - 2021
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.fh-aachen.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/9557
VL  - 13
IS  - Special Issue 7
SP  - 691
EP  - 707
PB  - Cambridge University Press
CY  - Cambridge
ER  -