Abstract
The use of passive radar to exploit the vast numbers of wireless transmitters of opportunity in today's congested signal environments has the potential to be a high impact technology with global reach. However the computationally demanding processing associated with high sample rate cross correlation and interference suppression have resulted in lab systems where the data are recorded in-situ, and processed offline. In this paper we present a prototype wireless passive radar system based on a software defined radio architecture that operates in real-time. The system is built on the Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) hardware platform running on LabVIEW™. We explain how real-time operation for the high-bandwidth signals is realised using both efficient cross-ambiguity signal processing and through pipelined data processing, and present experimental results illustrating the system's ability to perform real-time through-wall detection of personnel targets. The system also outputs a target Doppler history which could be useful for target characterization.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2014 IEEE Radar Conference: From Sensing to Information, RadarCon 2014 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 455-459 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781479920341 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 2014 IEEE Radar Conference, RadarCon 2014 - Cincinnati, OH, United States Duration: 19 May 2014 → 23 May 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 2014 IEEE Radar Conference, RadarCon 2014 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Cincinnati, OH |
Period | 19/05/14 → 23/05/14 |
Keywords
- Passive radar
- Real-time systems
- Surveillance
- Wireless communication
- Doppler effect
- IEEE 802.11 Standards
- Virtual instrumentation
- Doppler radar
- Radar computing
- Radar interference
- Radar target recognition
- Radar transmitters
- Software radio
- Target characterization
- Data processing
- Real-time wireless passive radar
- Wireless transmitters
- Congested signal environments
- Rate cross correlation
- Interference suppression
- Prototype wireless passive radar system
- Software designed radio architecture
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering