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Lecture 4
The Radar Equation
Dr. Robert M. ODonnell
IEEE New Hampshire Section
Guest Lecturer
Propagation
Medium
Target
Radar
Cross
Section
Power
Amplifier
Waveform
Generation
T/R
Switch
Antenna
Receiver
Pulse
Compression
Clutter Rejection
(Doppler Filtering)
Tracking
Data
Recording
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Radar Systems Course 2
Radar Equation 1/1/2010
Parameter
Estimation
Thresholding
Detection
Outline
Introduction
Radar Losses
Examples
Summary
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Detection
Illuminate selected area with enough energy to detect targets of
interest
Track
Correlate successive target detections as coming from same
object and refine state vector of target
Identification
Determine what target is - Is it a threat ?
Handover
Pass the target on to;
Missile interceptor
Data Collection function
Air Traffic Controller / Operator
Pt
4 R2
Pt = peak transmitter
power
R = distance from radar
4 A
Gt = 2
Pt
4 R2
Pt
Pt G t
4 R2
= peak transmitter
power
= distance from radar
Gt
= transmit gain
.
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Target
Reflected Energy
Pt G t
4 R2
Pt G t
4 R2 4 R2
Pt G t
4 R2 4 R2
R
Radar
Antenna
Target
Reflected Energy
The received power = the power density at the radar times the
area of the receiving antenna
Power of reflected
signal from target and
received by radar
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Radar Systems Course 8
Radar Equation 1/1/2010
Pt G t A e
Pr =
4 R2 4 R2
Pr
= power received
Ae
= effective area of
receiving antenna
Solar
Noise
Galactic Noise
Atmospheric
Noise
Receiver
Ground Noise
Transmitter
(Receiver, waveguide, and duplexer noise)
Man Made
Interference
Radio Stations, Radars, etc)
k = Boltzmann constant
= 1.38 x 10-23 joules / deg oK
Ts= System Noise
Temperature
Bn = Noise bandwidth of
receiver
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N = k B n Ts
S Pr
=
N N
Assumptions :
G = Gr = Gt
L = Total System
Losses
To= 290o K
Pt G 2 2
S
=
N (4 ) 3 R 4 k Ts B n L
Ts = Ta + Tr + L r Te
Where:
Ta is the contribution from the antenna
Tr is the contribution from the RF components
between the antenna and the receiver
L r is loss of the input RF components (natural units)
Te is temperature of the receiver
The 3 temperature components can be broken down further :
Ta = (0.88 Tsky 254) / (L a + 290)
T = T (L 1)
and
T = T (F 1)
r
tr
r
e
o
n
Where:
Tsky is the apparent temperature of the sky (from graph)
L a is the dissipative loss within the antenna (natural units)
Ttr is physical temperature of the RF components
Fn is the noise factor of the receiver (natural units)
To is the reference temperature of 290o K
10,000
1,000
Elevation Angle
5
10
10
1
100
100
1,000
10,000
Frequency (MHz)
100,000
The data on this graph takes into account the following effects:
Galactic noise, cosmic blackbody radiation, solar noise, and
atmospheric noise due to the troposphere
(Adapted from Blake, Reference 5, p 170)
Outline
Introduction
Radar Losses
Examples
Summary
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Pt G 2 2
S
=
N (4 ) 3 R 4 k Ts B n L
Track Example
Pav A e t s
S
=
N 4 R 4 k Ts L
Pt G 2 2
S
=
N (4 ) 3 R 4 k Ts B n L
Track Example
Where:
Pav = average power
= solid angle searched
t s = scan time for
A e = antenna area
Search Example
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Re-write as:
f (design parameters) = g (performance parameters)
Angular coverage
Range coverage
S
4 R
Pav A e
N
=
k Ts L
ts
4
Measurement quality
Time required
Target size
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4 R 4 k Ts L (S / N )
Pav =
Ae t s
Independent of wavelength
A very strong function of R
A linear function of everything else
Example
or 2.
or 3.
Increasing t s by 12 dB
or 4.
Decreasing by 12 dB
or 5.
Increasing by 12 dB
or 6.
R = 300 km
10 K
ASR- 9
Airport Surveillance Radar
ARSR- 4
WSR-88D/NEXRAD
R = 100 km
1K
ASR- 9
TDWR
Search 1 sr
In 10 sec for
1 sq m Target
S/N = 15 dB
Loss = 10 dB
T = 500 deg
100
R = 30 km
10
ASDE- 3
1
0.1
R = 10 km
(Equivalent)
10
100
10 K
ASDE- 3
Airport Surface Detection
Equipment
R = 3000 km
R = 1000 km
ARSR- 4
WSR-88D/NEXRAD
R = 100 km
1K
ASR- 9
TDWR
Search 1 sr
In 10 sec for
1 sq m Target
S/N = 15 dB
Loss = 10 dB
T = 500 deg
100
R = 30 km
10
ASDE- 3
1
0.1
R = 10 km
(Equivalent)
10
100
100 K
R = 3000 km
R = 1000 km
R = 300 km
10 K
ARSR- 4
WSR-88D/NEXRAD
R = 100 km
1K
ASR- 9
TDWR
Search 1 sr
In 10 sec for
1 sq m Target
S/N = 15 dB
Loss = 10 dB
T = 500 deg
100
R = 30 km
10
ARSR- 4 Antenna
(without Radome)
ASDE- 3
1
0.1
R = 10 km
(Equivalent)
10
100
R = 300 km
10 K
WSR-88D / NEXRAD
ARSR- 4
WSR-88D/NEXRAD
R = 100 km
1K
ASR- 9
TDWR
Search 1 sr
In 10 sec for
1 sq m Target
S/N = 15 dB
Loss = 10 dB
T = 500 deg
100
R = 30 km
10
ASDE- 3
Courtesy of NOAA.
1
0.1
R = 10 km
(Equivalent)
10
100
TDWR
R = 3000 km Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
R = 1000 km
R = 300 km
10 K
ARSR- 4
WSR-88D/NEXRAD
R = 100 km
1K
ASR- 9
TDWR
Search 1 sr
In 10 sec for
1 sq m Target
S/N = 15 dB
Loss = 10 dB
T = 500 deg
100
R = 30 km
10
ASDE- 3
1
0.1
R = 10 km
1
(Equivalent)
10
100
Courtesy of Raytheon.
Outline
Introduction
Radar Losses
Example
Summary
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c 1
(
)(
)
= V and V =
R B R B
4
2 2 ln e 2
Pt G c
S
=
N 1024 (ln e 2)R 2 k Ts B n L
2
Note, for
Gaussian
antenna
pattern
2
G
B B
Outline
Introduction
Radar Losses
Examples
Summary
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Receive Losses
Radome
Circulator
Waveguide Feed
Waveguide
Combiner
Receiver Protector
Rotary Joints
Transmit / Receive Switch
Antenna Efficiency
Beam Shape
Scanning
Doppler Straddling
Range Straddling
Weighting
Non-Ideal Filter
CFAR
Quantization
Atmospheric
Field Degradation
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Antenna
Main
Beam
Frequency Range
Attenuation- Lowest to
of Dominant TE10 Mode (GHz) Highest Frequency (dB/100 ft)
UHF
0.35 - 0.53
0.054 - 0.034
L Band
0.96 - 1.44
0.20 - 0.135
S Band
2.6 - 3.95
1.10 - 0.75
C Band
3.95 - 5.85
2.07 - 1.44
X Band
8.2 - 12.40
6.42 - 4.45
Ku Band
12.4 - 18.0
9.58 - 8.04
26.5 - 40.0
21.9 - 15.0
Aluminum
Brass
Ka Band
Silver
Clad
Copper
1.0
1.0
2.0
4.0
0.0
30
0.5
100
300
1000
8.0
3000
100
10
Elevation
Angle 1
5
10
0.1
100
1,000
10,000
0,1,5,30 deg
Radar Systems Course 32
Radar Equation 1/1/2010
(X-Band 10 GHz)
100,000
8
Elevation Angle
0.0
6
0.5
4
1.0
2.0
2
5.0
10.0
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Integration Loss
Non coherent integration of pulses not as efficient as
coherent integration
Fluctuation Loss
Target return fluctuates as aspect angle changes relative
to radar
Outline
Introduction
Radar Losses
Examples
Summary
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Range
Aircraft cross section
Peak Power
Duty Cycle
Pulsewidth
Bandwidth
Frequency
Antenna Rotation Rare
Pulse Repetition Rate
Antenna Size
Azimuth Beamwidth
System Noise Temp.
Radar Systems Course 36
Radar Equation 1/1/2010
60 nmi
1 m2
1.4 Megawatts
0.000525
.6 microseconds
1.67 MHz
2800 MHz
12.7 RPM
1200 Hz
4.9 m wide by
2.7 m high
1.35 o
950 o K
= c/f
4 A
G= 2
= .103 m
= 15670
= 42 dB, (actually 33 dB
with beam shaping losses)
Number of pulses per
beamwidth = 21
Assume Losses = 8dB
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R = 111, 000 m
Ts = 950 o K
B n = 1.67 MHz
L = 8dB = 6.3
(4 ) 3 = 1984
5.6 x 10+10
4.15 x 10+2+3+20-23+2+6
5.6 x 10+10
4.15 x 10+10
= 1.35 = 1.3 dB
S / N = 1.3 dB per pulse (21 pulses integrated) => S / N per dwell = 14.5 dB
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+ 13.2 dB
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Radar Equation 1/1/2010
1.4 MW
33 db
.1 m
1 m2
1984
111 km
1.38 x 10 -23 w / Hz o K
950
8 dB
1.67 MHz
(-)
61.5
66
20
0
33
201.8
228.6
29.8
8
62.2
+ 356.1
- 354.8
+ 1.3 dB
S / N = 1.3 dB per pulse (21 pulses integrated) => S / N per dwell = 14.5 dB
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( + 13.2 dB)
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?? km
.9
10 -6
0 dBsm ( 1 m2 )
Swerling Case 1
1,000 Kilowatts
0.1 %
1 microsecond
5,500 MHz
6.5 m dish
50
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S
= 21.2 dB
N
S
S
= N Pulsles
N TOTAL
N PER PULSE
20
S
= 21.2 17.0 = 4.2 dB
N PER PULSE
15
Pfa = 10-6
10
10
20
50
100
200
500 1,000
5,000 10,000
Range (kilometers)
Natural Units
1,000
1.0
1.0
5.5
5.45
1.0
598.2
(dB)
60.0
- 60.0
60.0
49.6
49.6
- 25.3
4.2
0.0
- 228.6
33.0
27.8
9.0
519
Antenna
Efficiency
65 %
Diameter (meters) 6
Gain (dB)
49.6
Radar Systems Course 41
Radar Equation 1/1/2010
Radar Equation # 2
System Losses
System Losses
(dB)
0.70
1.30
0.00
1.90
1.80
0.25
0.00
0.00
3.00
8.95
4.00
0.20
0.40
50.00
0.50
0.10
0.20
1.10
1.90
Ts = Ta + Tr + L r Te = 598.2o K
Ta = (0.88 Tsky 254) / (L a + 290)
Tr = Ttr (L r 1)
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Radar Equation 1/1/2010
and
Te = To (Fn 1)
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Outline
Introduction
Radar Losses
Examples
Summary
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Pt G 2 2
S
=
N (4 ) 3 R 4 k Ts B n L
Radar Parameters
Transmitter Power
Antenna Gain
Frequency
Pulse Width
Waveform
Type of Detection
Linear
Square Law
Range
Radar to Target
Target Characteristics
Cross Section vs.
Angle and Frequency
Radar
Equation
Properties of
Propagation Medium
Attenuation vs. Frequency
Rain Requirements
PD
Probability
Of
Detecting Target
Signal to Noise
Ratio (S/N)
Detection
Probability
Of
False Alarm
(Detecting Noise)
Detection Threshold
Constant
Adaptive
Noise Statistics
Gaussian
Other
PFA
Summary
References
1. Skolnik, M., Introduction to Radar Systems, McGraw-Hill,
New York, 3rd Ed., 2001
2. Barton, D. K., Modern Radar System Analysis, Norwood,
Mass., Artech House, 1988
3. Skolnik, M., Editor in Chief, Radar Handbook, New York,
McGraw-Hill, 3rd Ed., 2008
4. Skolnik, M., Editor in Chief, Radar Handbook, New York,
McGraw-Hill, 2nd Ed., 1990
5. Blake, L. M., Radar Range Performance Analysis, Silver
Spring, Maryland, Munro, 1991
6. Nathanson, F. E., Radar Design Principles, New York,
McGraw-Hill, 1st Ed., 1991
7. Volakis, J. L., Antenna Engineering Handbook, McGraw-Hill,
New York, 4th Ed., 2007
Contributors
Dr Stephen D. Weiner
Dr. Claude F. Noiseux
Homework Problems
Problem 1-5
Problem 1-6
Problem 2-22
Problem 2-24
Problem 2-25