Mitigation of cross-eye jamming using a dual-polarization array

This paper presents an approach for mitigating the cross-eye jamming using a dual-polarization array. By transmitting a sum beam and a difference beam in two orthogonal polarimetric channels, a synthesized transmitted beam with spatially varying polarization is produced, such that the polarization of the transmitted radar wave varies in azimuth or elevation. Thus, the phases of the signals received on the two antennas of a cross-eye jammer become unequal, and an additional phase difference is introduced to disrupt the 180？ phase shifting in the retrodirective loop of the jammer. By means of beam scanning in a small angular range,the optimal beam steering configuration can be found to maximize the phase error for the mitigation of cross-eye jamming. As a result, the jamming performance of the cross-eye jammer degrades largely. Theoretical analysis and simulation results indicate that the proposed method is valid and feasible.

Tolerance analysis of multiple-element linear retrodirective cross-eye jamming

Tolerance sensitivity limits the practical application of the cross-eye jammer.Previous literature has demonstrated that retrodirective cross-eye jamming with multiple antenna elements possesses the advantage of loose tolerance requirements compared to traditional cross-eye jamming.However,the previous analysis was limited,because there are still some factors affecting the parameter tolerance of the multiple-element retrodirective cross-eye jamming(MRCJ)system and they have not been investigated completely,such as the loop difference,the baseline ratio and the jammer-to-signal ratio.This paper performs a comprehensive tolerance analysis of the MRCJ system with a nonuniformspacing linear array.Simulation results demonstrate the tolerance effects of the above influence factors and give reasonable advice for easing tolerance sensitivity.

Cross-eye gain distribution of multiple-element retrodirective cross-eye jamming

The total cross-eye gain of multiple-element retrodirective cross-eye jamming(MRCJ) in the presence of the platform skin return is a distribution rather than a constant value, due to the random variation in the phase of the skin return. Although the median value of the total cross-eye gain distribution had been analyzed in previous studies, the extreme values providing useful indications of the upper and lower bounds of the total cross-eye gain have not been analyzed until now. In this paper, the cumulative distribution function and the extreme values of the total cross-eye gain of MRCJ are derived. The angular error induced in threat monopulse radar as a figure of merit is used to analyze the performance of MRCJ system. Simulation results demonstrate the variation of the angular error and discuss the proper value of jamming-to-signal ratio(JSR) making the MRCJ system more effective in consideration of the whole distribution of the total cross-eye gain.

Performance analysis of multi-group three-tuple cross-eye jamming

Monopulse radar is widely used in military.Jamming monopulse radar has always been a research hotspot in electronic warfare(EW).Cross-eye jamming has always been considered as the most effective measures to jam with monopulse radar.In this paper, we propose a multi-group three-tuple crosseye jamming structure where each group contains three antenna elements with a definite phase and an amplitude relationship.Then, based on the principle of monopulse angle measurement, the error angle is deduced theoretically.Simulations show that such a multi-group three-tuple cross-eye jamming structure performs better than the multi-element cross-eye jamming structure previously proposed, and the analysis of the centroid shows that the centroid of the structure proposed in this paper is more widely distributed in space.

A novel algorithm to counter cross-eye jamming based on a multi-target model

Cross-eye jamming is an electronic attack technique that induces an angular error in the monopulse radar by artificially creating a false target and deceiving the radar into detecting and tracking it.Presently,there is no effective anti-jamming method to counteract cross-eye jamming.In our study,through detailed analysis of the jamming mechanism,a multi-target model for a cross-eye jamming scenario is established within a random finite set framework.A novel anti-jamming method based on multitarget tracking using probability hypothesis density filters is subsequently developed by combining the characteristic differences between target and jamming with the releasing process of jamming.The characteristic differences between target and jamming and the releasing process of jamming are used to optimize particle partitioning.Particle identity labels that represent the properties of target and jamming are introduced into the detection and tracking processes.The release of cross-eye jamming is detected by estimating the number of targets in the beam,and the distinction between true targets and false jamming is realized through correlation and transmission between labels and estimated states.Thus,accurate tracking of the true targets is achieved under severe jamming conditions.Simulation results showed that the proposed method achieves a minimum delay in detection of cross-eye jamming and an accurate estimation of the target state.