Integrated protection architectures for radars and communication systems
conference paper
The protection of phased array T/R modules from high input power levels is an important aspect
in reducing vulnerability of radars and communication systems RF electronics in modern military
platforms. Different categories of threats can damage the sensitive electronics in the phased-array
radar, like hostile high power electro-magnetic (HPEM) pulses or the radar’s own transmitted
signal.
In this paper, a novel approach to this problem is proposed, which consists of distributing the
protection at different levels of the T/R module instead of confining it to a single device, as it is
currently done in most existing systems. Enabling technologies for this solution are briefly
described and several examples of protection architectures developed at TNO are presented
in reducing vulnerability of radars and communication systems RF electronics in modern military
platforms. Different categories of threats can damage the sensitive electronics in the phased-array
radar, like hostile high power electro-magnetic (HPEM) pulses or the radar’s own transmitted
signal.
In this paper, a novel approach to this problem is proposed, which consists of distributing the
protection at different levels of the T/R module instead of confining it to a single device, as it is
currently done in most existing systems. Enabling technologies for this solution are briefly
described and several examples of protection architectures developed at TNO are presented
Topics
TNO Identifier
363053
Source title
5th European Survivability Workshop ESW-2010, 8-10 June 2010, Ålesund, Norway
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