GPS passive bistatic radar system in oceanic environment: detection performance estimation

Frederic Maussang (1, 2) , René Garello (1, 2) , François Soulat (3) , Damien Desjonquères (4) , Nadine Pourthié (4)

1 Lab-STICC_TB_CID_TOMS
2 ITI - Département Image et Traitement Information
3 CLS - Collecte Localisation Satellites
4 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]

Bistatic Radar systems are largely used in detection of targets. In this paper, the GPS (Global Positionning System) satellites constellation is chosen as emitters. The feasibility of such a system is studied and different scenarios are compared in a context of sea surface target detection. For that, resolution parameters are estimated using Point Spread Function (PSF)coming from the filling up of the frequency plan.

Mots clés: GPS; Detection; Resolution; Point spread function

Domaines: Traitement du signal et de l'image [eess.SP]

Frederic Maussang, René Garello, François Soulat, Damien Desjonquères, Nadine Pourthié. GPS passive bistatic radar system in oceanic environment: detection performance estimation. IEEE Oceans 2011, Jun 2011, Santander, Espagne. ⟨10.1109/Oceans-Spain.2011.6003559⟩. ⟨hal-00626518⟩