Analysis on Target Detection and Classification in LTE Based Passive Forward Scattering Radar

The passive bistatic radar (PBR) system can utilize the illuminator of opportunity to enhance radar capability. By utilizing the forward scattering technique and procedure into the specific mode of PBR can provide an improvement in target detection and classification. The system is known as passive...

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Main Authors: Raja Abdullah, Raja Syamsul Azmir, Abdul Aziz, Noor Hafizah, Abdul Rashid, Nur Emileen, Ahmad Salah, Asem, Hashim, Fazirulhisyam
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Published: MDPI 2016
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spelling pubmed-50873962016-11-07 Analysis on Target Detection and Classification in LTE Based Passive Forward Scattering Radar Raja Abdullah, Raja Syamsul Azmir Abdul Aziz, Noor Hafizah Abdul Rashid, Nur Emileen Ahmad Salah, Asem Hashim, Fazirulhisyam Article The passive bistatic radar (PBR) system can utilize the illuminator of opportunity to enhance radar capability. By utilizing the forward scattering technique and procedure into the specific mode of PBR can provide an improvement in target detection and classification. The system is known as passive Forward Scattering Radar (FSR). The passive FSR system can exploit the peculiar advantage of the enhancement in forward scatter radar cross section (FSRCS) for target detection. Thus, the aim of this paper is to show the feasibility of passive FSR for moving target detection and classification by experimental analysis and results. The signal source is coming from the latest technology of 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base station. A detailed explanation on the passive FSR receiver circuit, the detection scheme and the classification algorithm are given. In addition, the proposed passive FSR circuit employs the self-mixing technique at the receiver; hence the synchronization signal from the transmitter is not required. The experimental results confirm the passive FSR system’s capability for ground target detection and classification. Furthermore, this paper illustrates the first classification result in the passive FSR system. The great potential in the passive FSR system provides a new research area in passive radar that can be used for diverse remote monitoring applications. MDPI 2016-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC5087396/ /pubmed/27690051 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s16101607 Text en © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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author Raja Abdullah, Raja Syamsul Azmir
Abdul Aziz, Noor Hafizah
Abdul Rashid, Nur Emileen
Ahmad Salah, Asem
Hashim, Fazirulhisyam
spellingShingle Raja Abdullah, Raja Syamsul Azmir
Abdul Aziz, Noor Hafizah
Abdul Rashid, Nur Emileen
Ahmad Salah, Asem
Hashim, Fazirulhisyam
Analysis on Target Detection and Classification in LTE Based Passive Forward Scattering Radar
author_facet Raja Abdullah, Raja Syamsul Azmir
Abdul Aziz, Noor Hafizah
Abdul Rashid, Nur Emileen
Ahmad Salah, Asem
Hashim, Fazirulhisyam
author_sort Raja Abdullah, Raja Syamsul Azmir
title Analysis on Target Detection and Classification in LTE Based Passive Forward Scattering Radar
title_short Analysis on Target Detection and Classification in LTE Based Passive Forward Scattering Radar
title_full Analysis on Target Detection and Classification in LTE Based Passive Forward Scattering Radar
title_fullStr Analysis on Target Detection and Classification in LTE Based Passive Forward Scattering Radar
title_full_unstemmed Analysis on Target Detection and Classification in LTE Based Passive Forward Scattering Radar
title_sort analysis on target detection and classification in lte based passive forward scattering radar
description The passive bistatic radar (PBR) system can utilize the illuminator of opportunity to enhance radar capability. By utilizing the forward scattering technique and procedure into the specific mode of PBR can provide an improvement in target detection and classification. The system is known as passive Forward Scattering Radar (FSR). The passive FSR system can exploit the peculiar advantage of the enhancement in forward scatter radar cross section (FSRCS) for target detection. Thus, the aim of this paper is to show the feasibility of passive FSR for moving target detection and classification by experimental analysis and results. The signal source is coming from the latest technology of 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base station. A detailed explanation on the passive FSR receiver circuit, the detection scheme and the classification algorithm are given. In addition, the proposed passive FSR circuit employs the self-mixing technique at the receiver; hence the synchronization signal from the transmitter is not required. The experimental results confirm the passive FSR system’s capability for ground target detection and classification. Furthermore, this paper illustrates the first classification result in the passive FSR system. The great potential in the passive FSR system provides a new research area in passive radar that can be used for diverse remote monitoring applications.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087396/
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