Numerical simulation and inversion of offshore area depth based on x-band microwave radar

A detection method of offshore area depth utilizing the x-band microwave radar is proposed. The method is based on the sea clutter imaging mechanism of microwave radar, and combined with dispersion equation of the liner wave theorem and least square method （LSM）, consequently get the inversion results of water depth in the detected region. The wave monitoring system OSMAR-X exploited by the Ocean State Laborato-ry, Wuhan University, based on a microwave radar has proven to be a powerful tool to monitor ocean waves in time and space. Numerical simulation and inversion of offshore area depth are carried out here; since JONSWAP model can give description of stormy waves in different growth phase, it is suitable for simulation. Besides, some results from measured data detected by OSMAR-X x-band radar located at Longhai of Fujian Province, China, validates this method. The tendency of the average water depths inferred from the radar images is in good agreement with the tide level detected by Xiamen tide station. These promising results suggest the possibility of using OSMAR-X to monitor operationally morphodynamics in coastal zones. This method can be applied to both shore-based and shipborne x-band microwave radar.

Metal–Organic Gel Leading to Customized Magnetic‑Coupling Engineering in Carbon Aerogels for Excellent Radar Stealth and Thermal Insulation Performances

Metal–organic gel(MOG)derived composites are promising multi-functional materials due to their alterable composition,identifiable chemical homogeneity,tunable shape,and porous structure.Herein,stable metal–organic hydrogels are prepared by regulating the complexation effect,solution polarity and curing speed.Meanwhile,collagen peptide is used to facilitate the fabrication of a porous aerogel with excellent physical properties as well as the homogeneous dispersion of magnetic particles during calcination.Subsequently,two kinds of heterometallic magnetic coupling systems are obtained through the application of Kirkendall effect.FeCo/nitrogen-doped carbon(NC)aerogel demonstrates an ultra-strong microwave absorption of−85 dB at an ultra-low loading of 5%.After reducing the time taken by atom shifting,a FeCo/Fe3O4/NC aerogel containing virus-shaped particles is obtained,which achieves an ultra-broad absorption of 7.44 GHz at an ultra-thin thickness of 1.59 mm due to the coupling effect offered by dual-soft-magnetic particles.Furthermore,both aerogels show excellent thermal insulation property,and their outstanding radar stealth performances in J-20 aircraft are confirmed by computer simulation technology.The formation mechanism of MOG is also discussed along with the thermal insulation and electromagnetic wave absorption mechanism of the aerogels,which will enable the development and application of novel and lightweight stealth coatings.

Synthetic Aperture Radar Raw Signals Simulation of Extended Scenes

A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) raw signal simulation algorithm for extended scenes is presented. This algorithm is based on the SAR two-dimensional system transform function (STF). To cope with range-variant nature of SAR STF and increase the speed of this algorithms, new formulas for range-variant phase corrections in range-Doppler (RD) domain are developed. In this way, many azimuth lines can be simulated with the same SAR STF. It only needs two-dimensional fast Fourier transform code and complex multiplications. Comparing with time-domain simulation algorithm, it is very simple and thus efficient. Simulation results have shown that this algorithm is accurate and efficient. Key words synthetic aperture radar - raw signal simulation - system transform function CLC number TP 751. 1 Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40376051)Biography: Sun Jin-yao (1967-), female, Ph. D. candidate, research direction: SAR image simulation and 3D recover for SAR image.

Evaluation of Unified Model Microphysics in High-resolution NWP Simulations Using Polarimetric Radar Observations

The UK Met Office Unified Model（UM） is employed by many weather forecasting agencies around the globe. This model is designed to run across spatial and time scales and known to produce skillful predictions for large-scale weather systems. However, the model has only recently begun running operationally at horizontal grid spacings of ～1.5 km [e.g.,at the UK Met Office and the Korea Meteorological Administration（KMA）]. As its microphysics scheme was originally designed and tuned for large-scale precipitation systems, we investigate the performance of UM microphysics to determine potential inherent biases or weaknesses. Two rainfall cases from the KMA forecasting system are considered in this study： a Changma（quasi-stationary） front, and Typhoon Sanba（2012）. The UM output is compared to polarimetric radar observations in terms of simulated polarimetric radar variables. Results show that the UM generally underpredicts median reflectivity in stratiform rain, producing high reflectivity cores and precipitation gaps between them. This is partially due to the diagnostic rain intercept parameter formulation used in the one-moment microphysics scheme. Model drop size is generally both underand overpredicted compared to observations. UM frozen hydrometeors favor generic ice（crystals and snow） rather than graupel, which is reasonable for Changma and typhoon cases. The model performed best with the typhoon case in terms of simulated precipitation coverage.

Finite difference time domain method forward simulation of complex geoelectricity ground penetrating radar model

The ground penetrating radar(GPR) forward simulation all aims at the singular and regular models, such as sandwich model, round cavity, square cavity, and so on, which are comparably simple. But as to the forward of curl interface underground or “v” figure complex model, it is difficult to realize. So it is important to forward the complex geoelectricity model. This paper takes two Maxwell’s vorticity equations as departure point, makes use of the principles of Yee’s space grid model theory and the basic principle finite difference time domain method, and deduces a GPR forward system of equation of two dimensional spaces. The Mur super absorbed boundary condition is adopted to solve the super strong reflection on the interceptive boundary when there is the forward simulation. And a self-made program is used to process forward simulation to two typical geoelectricity model.

THE SYSTEM SIMULATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL RADAR

To provide a test platform for Electronic Warfare (EW) system, it is needed to simulate the radar received Intermediate Frequency (IF) signals and radar system functions.This letter gives a description of a radar system simulation software developed for frequencyphase scanning three-dimensional (3-D) radar. Experimental results prove that the software could be used for system evaluation and for training purposes as an attractive alternative to real EW system.

An element-free Galerkin method for ground penetrating radar numerical simulation

An element-free Galerkin method(EFGM) is used to solve the two-dimensional(2D) ground penetrating radar(GPR)modelling problems, due to its simple pre-processing, the absence of elements and high accuracy. Different from element-based numerical methods, this approach makes nodes free from the elemental restraint and avoids the explicit mesh discretization. First, we derived the boundary value problem for the 2D GPR simulation problems. Second, a penalty function approach and a boundary condition truncated method were used to enforce the essential and the absorbing boundary conditions, respectively. A three-layered GPR model was used to verify our element-free approach. The numerical solutions show that our solutions have an excellent agreement with solutions of a finite element method(FEM). Then, we used the EFGM to simulate one more complex model to show its capability and limitations. Simulation results show that one obvious advantage of EFGM is the absence of element mesh, which makes the method very flexible. Due to the use of MLS fitting, a key feature of EFM, is that both the dependent variable and its gradient are continuous and have high precision.

IF signals simulation of three-dimensional radar

Based on the analysis of the principles of frequency-phase scanning 3-D （three-dimensional） radar and the scattering mechanism of 3-D radar, the target and clutter IF （intermediate frequency） signals model of frequencyphase scanning 3-D radar is presented. The IF signals model of different channels of 3-D radar is presented in one simple formula in which complex waveform effects are considered. The simulation results obtained during tests are also provided in the end.

New Solution on Distributed Hardware-in-the-Loop Radar System Simulation on HLA

In the large-scale distributed hardware-in-the-loop radar simulation system based on HLA, a new solution of processing after acquisition is proposed, which separates the software subsystem from the hardware jammer subsystem by a response database, so as to settle the problem, that the software subsystem can not meet the real-time need of the hardware, with very little increment of code. And the data completeness and feasibility of this solution are discussed.

Simulation of Raw Signal for Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR)

The study on simulation of raw signal for spaceborne SAR aims at producing raw signal to test and evaluate the system and imaging algorithm. The model used for simulation includes a distributed target model, a platform and target geometry model, and a mathematical architecture used for generation of raw echo. Two aspects are stressed, one is the effects of earth ellip soid and attitude errors on radar impulse respense, the other is quick generation of range migration in azimuth frequency domain. Prescribed statistical characteristics of the model account for a realistic speckle of actual image. Finally, examples are given to validate the simulation of raw signal for spaceborne SAR.

基于Simulink的天气雷达主振放大式发射机建模与仿真

针对外场模拟真实雷达困难、耗资大的问题,文章采用Simulink模块化设计对天气雷达主振放大式发射机进行了建模与仿真。在Simulink中对固态放大器、脉冲整形器、速调管、脉冲调制器等主要模块进行了组件建模与仿真,并封装成组件入库加以功能测试;将测试好的组件通过信号连接的形式组装成发射机仿真系统。仿真实验结果表明:仿真组件实现了固态放大器、脉冲整形器、速调管、脉冲调制器的主要功能,仿真的发射机系统输出频率为3 GHz,功率达到650 kW以上,输出脉冲宽度为4.17μs(宽脉冲)和1.58μs(窄脉冲);以Simulink建立的各功能组件参数和发射机输出性能参数具有易于修改和便于测试的优势,可应用于天气雷达的系统性能评估和分析。

Digital Earth surface maps for radar ground clutter simulation

This paper dwells upon optimizing the azimuth samp-ling interval of digital surface maps used to model radar ground clutter.The resulting equations can be used to find the digital map sampling interval for the required calculation error and modeled power of the simulated signal,which determines the resulting distribution of backscatter intensity.The paper further showcases how the sampling interval could be increased by pre-processing the map.

IMPROVEMENT OF NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF TYPHOON RANANIM (0414) BY USING DOPPLER RADAR DATA

Typhoon Rananim （0414） has been simulated by using the non-hydrostatic Advanced Regional Prediction System （ARPS） from Center of Analysis and Prediction of Storms （CAPS）. The prediction of Rananim has generally been improved with ARPS using the new generation CINRAD Doppler radar data. Numerical experiments with or without using the radar data have shown that model initial fields with the assimilated radar radial velocity data in ARPS can change the wind field at the middle and high levels of the troposphere; fine characteristics of the tropical cyclone （TC） are introduced into the initial wind, the x component of wind speed south of the TC is increased and so is the y component west of it. They lead to improved forecasting of TC tracks for the time after landfall. The field of water vapor mixing ratio, temperature, cloud water mixing ratio and rainwater mixing ratio have also been improved by using radar refiectivity data. The model＇s initial response to the introduction of hydrometeors has been increased. It is shown that horizontal model resolution has a significant impact on intensity forecasts, by greatly improving the forecasting of TC rainfall, and heavy rainstorm of the TC specially, as well as its distribution and variation with time.

A novel method for radar echo simulation based on fast-constructed database

This paper presents a novel method for fast calculation of radar echo in near-field regions after the equivalent source has been computed by method of moments(MoM).An easy-to-access near-field database(NFDB)is established,which is built on the auxiliary tetrahedral meshes surrounding the nearfield regions of interest.The near-fields calculation(NFC)of arbitrary observation points can be expressed explicitly via the NFDB.An efficient matrix compression scheme named random sampling-based butterfly factorization(RS-BF)is proposed to speed up the construction of NFDB.With this approach,each group of O(N)elements in the database can be calculated through one fast matrix-vector multiplication operation that has a computational complexity below O(Nlog~2 N).The proposed method can avoid time-consuming point-by-point NFC of the traditional methods.Several numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of this method.In particular,the echo simulation of a missile-target encounter example is presented to illustrate its capability for practical applications.

Solution for Hardware-in-the-Loop Radar Netting Simulation Problem by Utilizing Time Reversal Method

A new method of radar netting simulation with hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) is introduced based on the idea of time reversal. It is the high authenticity, low cost and great simplification in design that the method does provide. Along with several paragraphs about the vital features, the model of probability is explained in an analytical way to find out the feasibility of this method.

Radio Frequency Environment Effect Algorithms and Implementation in Signal-level Radar System Simulation

In radar system simulation,the reliability of simulation results depends not only on radar and target models,but also on radio frequency (RF) environment models,including clutter,multipath,diffraction,atmosphere refraction and attenuation.In traditional radar function simulation,all of these factors are grouped into a single pattern-propagation factor and can only give limited information for radar models.In signal-level simulation,radar models require simulated echoes should include information such as delay,doppler frequency,polarization,etc.By discussing and analyzing the principles and algorithms of RF environment effects (clutter,multipath,diffraction,atmosphere refraction and attenuation),this paper is supposed to provide a general RF environment model in signal-level.Algorithms for the Weibull clutter with Gaussian power spectral density (PSD) is discussed;A standard multipath and diffraction algorithm is analyzed,and the spherical earth and knife edge(SEKE)diffraction algorithm is introduced;The ray-tracing algorithm and the effective earth model are discussed;Algorithms for the absorption of oxygen and vapor are introduced;For certain algorithms,some practical advice is given.Finally,an object-oriented RF environment effects model is implemented,which has been dedicatedly designed for signal-level simulations and can provide relatively authentic simulated RF environment for the signal-level simulation of radar systems.Two simulation examples including clutter model and multipath and diffraction model are carried out and analyzed.

Distributed Computation Models for Data Fusion System Simulation

An attempt has been made to develop a distributed software infrastructure model for onboard data fusion system simulation, which is also applied to netted radar systems, onboard distributed detection systems and advanced C3I systems. Two architectures are provided and verified: one is based on pure TCP/IP protocol and C/S model, and implemented with Winsock, the other is based on CORBA (common object request broker architecture). The performance of data fusion simulation system, i.e. reliability, flexibility and scalability, is improved and enhanced by two models. The study of them makes valuable explore on incorporating the distributed computation concepts into radar system simulation techniques.

SPACEBORNE SAR REAL-TIME ECHO SIMULATION PLATFORM BASED ON VPX

To perform the ground test of a spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR) system, an echo simulator with the characteristics of multimode, multi-assemblage, and real time is proposed in this paper. A hardware platform of the real-time echo simulator based on the VPX bus is designed. With this platform, real-time multi-point echo generation and scenario targets echo generation can be achieved by the real-time signal processing in Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA), utilizing the parameters calculated by the industry computers. Furthermore, this platform can output different signals if it is expanded to multi-channels, making it possible for the assignment of echo generation and test in different spaceborne SAR modes. The test results with the actual SAR system show that this platform can satisfy the system requirements and is now used in practice.

EFFICIENT STRIP-MODE SAR RAW SIGNAL SIMULATION OF MIXED TARGETS BASED ON ACCURATE 2-D SPECTRUM

An accurate and efficient Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR)raw data generator is of considerable value for testing system parameters and verifying imaging algorithms.Nevertheless,the existing simulator cannot exactly handle the case of the fast moving targets in high squint geometry.As for the issue,the analytical expression for the two Dimensional(2-D)signal spectrum of moving targets is derived and a fast raw echo simulation method is proposed in this study.The proposed simulator can accommodate the moving targets in the high squint geometry,whose processing steps of the simulation are given in detail and its computational complexity is analyzed.The simulation data for static and moving targets are processed and analyzed,and the results are given to validate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.