Title
Performance indicators modern surveillance radar
Author
Nooij, P.N.C.
Theil, A.
Publication year
2014
Abstract
Blake chart computations are widely employed to rank detection coverage capabilities of competitive search radar systems. Developed for comparable 2D radar systems with a mechanically rotating reflector antenna, it was not necessary to regard update rate and plot quality in Blake's chart. To characterize the system's critical awareness, the inclusion of update rate is, however, of utmost importance. Performance indicators that are considered in this communication therefore contain update rate, resulting in a coverage rate metric. Plot quality is integrated in the coverage information rate metric, which relates to the system's situational awareness as well. It is concluded that Blake chart-only comparison is not sufficient to rank competing modern search radar systems based on different radar principles. Coverage information rate is elaborated for several radar principles, in chronological order starting with Blake's rotating 2D search radar and finalizing with a modern non-rotating four face fixed phased array 4D surveillance radar. © 2014 EuMA.
Subject
Physics & Electronics
RT - Radar Technology
TS - Technical Sciences
Defence Research
Radar
Defence, Safety and Security
2D-4D resolution
Blake chart
Antenna phased arrays
Benchmarking
Radar
Radar theory
Surveillance radar
Chronological order
Coverage rate
Detection coverage
Information rates
Performance indicators
Situational awareness
Radar systems
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/eurad.2014.6991251
TNO identifier
525563
Publisher
EuMA
Source
European Microwave Week EuMW 2014, Proceedings of the 11th European Radar Conference, EuRAD 2014, 6-7 Oct 2014, Rome, Italy, 237-240
Document type
conference paper