A SFCW harmonic radar system for maritime search and rescue using passive and active tags
- 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.
| Verfasserangaben: | Thomas Harzheim, Marc MühmelORCiD, Holger HeuermannORCiD |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1759078721000520 |
| Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies |
| Verlag: | Cambridge University Press |
| Verlagsort: | Cambridge |
| Dokumentart: | Wissenschaftlicher Artikel |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
| Datum der Publikation (Server): | 19.04.2021 |
| Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | Radar; harmonic radar; harmonic radar tags; microwave measurements; nonlinear VNA measurements |
| Jahrgang: | 13 |
| Ausgabe / Heft: | Special Issue 7 |
| Erste Seite: | 691 |
| Letzte Seite: | 707 |
| Link: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1759078721000520 |
| Zugriffsart: | weltweit |
| Fachbereiche und Einrichtungen: | FH Aachen / Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik |
| FH Aachen / IMP - Institut für Mikrowellen- und Plasmatechnik | |
| collections: | Verlag / Cambridge University Press |
| Open Access / Hybrid | |
| Lizenz (Deutsch): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung |
