Radar performance analysis approaches for the evaluation of radar systems

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Elektrik ve Elektronik Mühendisliği Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2018

Öğrenci: ÜMİT YENER

Danışman: MUSTAFA KUZUOĞLU

Özet:

In this thesis study, some approaches are proposed for radar performance analysis. It turns out that average power and antenna aperture area (equivalently, antenna gain) are the most important parameters for the assessment or comparison of radar systems. Search and track load concepts and the utilization trade between search and tracking tasks in multifunction radars are also presented. For long distance search / tracking tasks, performance of a two-radar system is analyzed, and it is shown that cross range accuracy and maximum detectable range of a single radar operated in X band can be improved by fusing it with a radar operated in V/UHF bands. Finally, two existing radars, namely AN/TPY-2 and 96L6E, are compared in terms of their performance in ballistic missile defense systems.