Detection of UAV Target Based on Continuous Radon Transform and Matched Filtering Process for Passive Bistatic Radar

Long-time integration technique is an effective way of improving target detection performance for unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)in the passive bistatic radar(PBR),while range migration(RM)and Doppler frequency migration(DFM)may have a major effect due to the target maneuverability.This paper proposed an innovative long-time coherent integration approach,regarded as Continuous Radon-matched filtering process(CRMFP),for low-observable UAV target in passive bistatic radar.It not only mitigates the RM by collaborative research in range and velocity dimensions but also compensates the DFM and ensures the coherent integration through the matched filtering process(MFP).Numerical and real-life data following detailed analysis verify that the proposed method can overcome the Doppler mismatch influence and acquire comparable detection performance.

Future Research Trend for Improving Large Reflector Antenna Service Performance

A large reflector antenna is one of the key components of a deep space telemetry track and command(TT&C)network,which is of great importance for human space activities,such as satellite communication,spaceflight,and deep space exploration[1].The main feature of this antenna type is its large aperture and often it requires strict surface accuracy to ensure high gain and high pointing performance[2,3].There are two kinds of reflector antennas:non-fully movable antenna and fully steerable antenna.The Fivehundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope in China is one representative non-fully movable antenna with a super large aperture and low operation frequency.The fully steerable reflector antennas worldwide can be further divided into four categories according to their aperture diameters and highest operation frequencies,as shown in Fig.1.Most of the antennas in Fig.1 can be found in Ref.[4]and the details are not presented here.Category 1 includes the traditional reflectors with large apertures and low operation frequencies.

Electromagnetic performance analysis of reflectorantennas with non-uniform errors along radius

Based on the works of Greve and Rahmat-Samii, theelectromagnetic （EM） performance of the reflector antenna withnon-uniform surface errors along radius is further addressed. Amathematical model is developed to describe the weighting functionfor the non-uniform surface errors along radius. Then, somediscussions on the peak gain loss （PGL） and the first sidelobelevel increase （SLLI） caused by the non-uniform surface errors arepresented and several significant radiation characteristics of thereflector with non-uniform errors are pointed out. Last, based onthe proposed model, the weighted root mean square （RMS） valueof the surface errors is produced to evaluate the EM performanceand several representative cases with different non-uniform errorsare presented with good results. Results show that the weightedRMS value should be taken into account for a better quality evaluationof the reflector surface.

Accurate Data Match and Call Method for the Thermal Compensation Database of the Reflector Antenna

The influence of thermal deformation on the performance of reflector antennas has become increasingly significant with the increasing aperture and working frequency.The use of a thermal compensation database is an efficient method to compensate for the deformation caused by the non-uniform temperature distribution.However,how to efficiently and accurately match and call the database remains as one of the tough challenges for the antenna thermal compensation system to achieve real time compensation.Therefore,this study proposes a data match and call method for the thermal compensation database of the reflector antenna,matching the database from three aspects:the overall rms match of temperature data,the similarity area match of each data sample,and the key area match of key structural positions.The validation of this method is demonstrated in an example.The difference between the pointing adjustment amount calculated by the matched data and the collected data was found to be less than 1",which satisfied the requirements of practical engineering,thus achieving real-time thermal compensation of the antenna.

Coupling Modeling for Functional Surface of Electronic Equipment

High performance electromechanical equipment is widely used in various fields, such as national defense, industry and so on [ 1]. In addition, the technical level of high performance electromechanical equipment is the embodiment of the national level of science and technology.

The Qitai radio telescope

This study presents a general outline of the Qitai radio telescope(QTT)project.Qitai,the site of the telescope,is a county of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China,located in the east Tianshan Mountains at an elevation of about 1800 m.The QTT is a fully steerable,Gregorian-type telescope with a standard parabolic main reflector of 110 m diameter.The QTT has adopted an umbrella support,homology-symmetric lightweight design.The main reflector is active so that the deformation caused by gravity can be corrected.The structural design aims to ultimately allow high-sensitivity observations from 150 MHz up to115 GHz.To satisfy the requirements for early scientific goals,the QTTwill be equipped with ultra-wideband receivers and large field-of-view multi-beam receivers.A multi-function signal-processing system based on RFSo C and GPU processor chips will be developed.These will enable the QTT to operate in pulsar,spectral line,continuum and Very Long Baseline Interferometer(VLBI)observing modes.Electromagnetic compatibility(EMC)and radio frequency interference(RFI)control techniques are adopted throughout the system design.The QTT will form a world-class observational platform for the detection of lowfrequency(nano Hertz)gravitational waves through pulsar timing array(PTA)techniques,pulsar surveys,the discovery of binary black-hole systems,and exploring dark matter and the origin of life in the universe.The QTT will also play an important role in improving the Chinese and international VLBI networks,allowing high-sensitivity and high-resolution observations of the nuclei of distant galaxies and gravitational lensing systems.Deep astrometric observations will also contribute to improving the accuracy of the celestial reference frame.Potentially,the QTT will be able to support future space activities such as planetary exploration in the solar system and to contribute to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.