TY  - CHAP
A1  - Heuermann, Holger
A1  - Harzheim, Thomas
A1  - Mühmel, Marc
T1  - A maritime harmonic radar search and rescue system using passive and active tags
T2  - 2020 17th European Radar Conference (EuRAD)
N2  - This article 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 attached to life jackets and a rescue boat. This system was able to detect and range the active tags up to a range of 5800 m in tests on the Baltic Sea with an antenna input power of only 100 W. All electronic GHz components of the system, excluding the S-band power amplifier, were custom developed for this purpose. Special attention is given to the performance and conceptual differences between passive and active tags used in the system and integration with a maritime X-band navigation radar is demonstrated.
KW  - Harmonic Radar
KW  - Rescue System
KW  - Frequency Doubler
KW  - Transponder
KW  - Tag
Y1  - 2021
SN  - 978-2-87487-061-3
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1109/EuRAD48048.2021.00030
N1  - 17th European Radar Conference, 13th - 15th January 2021, Utrecht, Netherlands
SP  - 73
EP  - 76
PB  - IEEE
CY  - New York, NY
ER  -