JP2005134124A - Testing device for moving object detection radar - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that in a recently developed radar which is provided with two or more antennas having a function for detecting a moving object, in some-cases of switching a plurality of antenna for each pulse, the simulation of transmission pattern and reception pattern of antenna and the phase of reflection wave for each antenna is incapable, though until this point the characteristics of reception system including the antenna is so far usually able to test by inputting signals from quasi-signal generator. <P>SOLUTION: An antenna 1 of the under test radar is mounted on a scanner 3, the movement of antenna can be simulated as if the plane is actually moving. By placing a quasi target 6 on a turn table 5 and turning it, the moving target and signals of clutter can be simulated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a test apparatus for evaluating the function of a moving target detection radar on the ground.

When two or more aerials are arranged in the moving direction of the onboard machine in a radar of a mobile platform such as an aircraft or an artificial satellite, and the signal received by the first aerial and several pulses have passed according to the speed of the aircraft If the signals received by the second and subsequent antennas are adjusted to have the same phase, clutter can be suppressed by the difference between the received signals, and the moving target can be detected (for example, non-patent literature) 1). This function is called DPCA (Displaced Phase Center Antenna) or STAP (Space Time Adaptive Processing), and is a moving target detection function used in recent aircraft-mounted radars.
When testing a moving target detection radar as described above, it is conventionally performed by a flight test, a test is performed with the antenna removed from the pseudo data, or a test is performed by spatial injection from a pseudo signal generator. There was a need (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

MERRILL SKOLNIK "RADAR HANDBOOK SECOND EDITION" McGRAW-HILL, 1990, p16.8-p16.31 JP-A-11-160418

  Conventionally, when testing the moving target detection function, it was possible to confirm the operation in signal processing with pseudo data, but it was not possible to include the characteristics of the antenna and receiver. In addition, although it was possible to test the receiving system including the characteristics of the antenna by inputting a signal with a pseudo signal generator, a radar having a moving target detection function using two or more antennas developed in recent years. On the other hand, there are cases where a plurality of antennas are switched for each pulse, and the transmission pattern and reception pattern of the antenna and the phase of the reflected wave for each antenna cannot be simulated.

  In order to solve the above problems, even when a radar having a moving target detection function using two or more antennas is used by switching a plurality of antennas for each pulse, the antenna transmission pattern and reception pattern are used. And it aims at obtaining the test equipment which can simulate the phase of the reflected wave for every antenna.

  The radar test apparatus according to the present invention includes a control unit that sets the motion condition of the pseudo target and the motion condition of the test radar, and the motion condition of the test radar based on the motion condition of the pseudo target set by the control unit. Corresponding to the transmission pulse of the test radar based on the target motion condition set by the control unit, and the test radar motion calculation unit that calculates the movement width that the test radar moves in response to the transmission pulse The target motion calculation unit for calculating the movement width of the pseudo target and the antenna of the test radar are held, and the antenna is moved based on the movement width calculated by the test radar motion calculation unit. A scanner and a turntable that holds the pseudo target and rotates the pseudo target based on a rotation angle corresponding to the movement width calculated by the target motion calculation unit.

  Since two or more antennas of the test radar are attached to the scanner and the reflected wave from the pseudo target moved by the rotation of the turntable has a Doppler frequency, it can be simulated as a signal of the moving target. The movement of the antenna can be simulated as if it is moving, and the transmission pattern and reception pattern of the antenna and the phase of the reflected wave for each antenna can be simulated.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 shows a test system by a moving target detection radar test apparatus according to the first embodiment, where 1 is a transmitter, 2 is a transmission / reception switch, 3 is a scanner, 4 is an antenna, 5 is a turntable, and 6 is a pseudo. Target, 7 is a receiver, 8 is a signal processing unit, 9 is a display unit, 10 is a radar under test, 11 is a control unit, 12 is a body motion calculation unit, and 13 is a target motion calculation unit.

  In FIG. 1, a transmission signal is sent from a transmitter 1 to an aerial 4 attached to a scanner 3 via a transmission / reception switch 2. When the transmission signal is output from the antenna 4, the signal reflected from the pseudo target 6 attached on the turntable 5 is input to the antenna 4 again.

  The reflected wave signal is output to the receiver 7 via the transmission / reception switch 2 and is output to the signal processing unit 8 after performing amplification, frequency conversion and the like. After the movement target detection process is performed in the signal processing unit 8, the result is displayed on the display unit 9.

Here, the transmitter 1, the transmission / reception switch 2, the antenna 4, the receiver 7, the signal processor 8 and the display unit 9 are the test radar 10, and these may be changed depending on the radar to be tested.
Here, the motion condition of the pseudo target 6 and the motion condition of the antenna 4 for performing the test in the control unit 11 are set, and the distance that the radar moves for each pulse is calculated in the body motion calculation unit 12, and the distance corresponds to the distance. Then, the scanner 3 is moved by the moving width. Similarly, according to the test conditions set in the control unit 11, the target movement calculation unit 13 calculates the distance that the target moves for each pulse, sets the pseudo target 6 to the turntable 5, and sets the rotation angle of the turntable 5. An operation method of the scanner 3 and the turntable 5 in the moving target detection radar test apparatus configured as described above, which calculates and rotates the rotation angle corresponding to the calculated rotation angle for each pulse, will be described with reference to FIG. .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the operating state of the scanner and the turntable, and 3 to 6 are the same as those in FIG.
Since a plurality of antennas 4 are attached to the scanner 3 and can be moved in the same manner as the movement of the airframe, a change in the relative distance between the target and the antenna can be simulated.
Further, since the pseudo target 6 is placed on the turntable 5 in order to simulate the moving target, the movement of the target can be simulated by controlling the rotation angle of the turntable 5 according to the target speed.

  When the target speed Vp (m / s) is used, a pulse repetition period (hereinafter referred to as PRI) is used, and the moving distance Xp (m) of the aircraft is calculated by the following formula.

For example, when Vp = 100 (m / s) and PRI = 1 × 10 ⁻³ (s), Xp = 0.1 (m), and the movement width set in the scanner 3 from the body motion calculation unit 12 is as follows: Each pulse will move 10 cm.
Further, when the assumed target moving speed is Vt (m / s), the target moving distance Xt (m) is expressed by the following equation.

  As described above, by moving the scanner 3 mounted with the plurality of antennas 4 in a straight line, the movement of the antenna can be simulated in the same manner as the airframe is actually moving.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a transmitted wave from an antenna and a reflected wave from a pseudo target. Reference numerals 4 and 6 are the same as those in FIG.
Since the antenna of the radar component is used for both transmission and reception, a reflected wave based on the actual environment can be input.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the movement of the pseudo target by the rotation of the turntable, and 5 is the same as the explanation of FIG.
In order to set to the turntable 5, it is necessary to convert the target movement into an angle. If the pseudo target 6 is mounted at the position of the radius r (m) of the turntable 5 as shown in FIG. The rotation angle θ (deg) can be calculated by the following equation.

  Here, if Xt = 5 (m) and r = 0.5 (m), the turntable 5 rotates by a set value θ = 0.57 (deg) for each pulse.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the position of the fixed pseudo target on the turntable, 14 is the fixed pseudo target, and 5 and 6 are the same as those in FIG.
Since the reflected wave from the pseudo target 6 moved by the rotation of the turntable 5 has a Doppler frequency, it can be simulated as a signal of the moving target.
Further, since a non-directional pseudo target is placed at the center of the turntable 5 as the fixed pseudo target 14, the reflected wave of the clutter can be simulated, so that the clutter suppression performance can be tested simultaneously.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 6 shows a test system using an aircraft-mounted radar test apparatus according to the second embodiment.
In FIG. 6, the PRI adjustment unit 15 sets a value obtained by multiplying the PRI by n with respect to the test radar 10 as PRI, sets the value obtained by multiplying the PRI by n with respect to the body motion calculation unit 12, and PRI and Vp by 1 / n A value obtained by multiplying PRI by n is set as PRI and a value obtained by multiplying Vt by 1 / n is set as Vt. Here, n is an arbitrary positive number and is a value set in advance.

  According to the second embodiment, the speed for moving the scanner 3 and the turntable 5 can be adjusted to 1 / n, so that the set speed range can be reduced and the structure is simplified.

It is a figure which shows the test system of the moving target detection radar test apparatus which is the 1st form of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation state of a scanner and a turntable. It is a figure which shows the transmission wave from an antenna, and the reflected wave from a pseudo target. It is a figure which shows the movement of the pseudo target by rotation of a turntable. It is a figure which shows the position of the fixed pseudo target on a turntable. It is a figure which shows the test system of the moving target detection radar test apparatus which is the 2nd form of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transmitter, 2 Transmission / reception switch, 3 Scanner, 4 Antenna, 5 Turntable, 6 Pseudo target, 7 Receiver, 8 Signal processing part, 9 Display part, 10 Test radar, 11 Control part, 12 Airframe motion calculation part , 13 target motion calculation unit, 14 fixed pseudo target, 15 PRI adjustment unit.

Claims (3)

A control unit for setting the motion condition of the pseudo target and the motion condition of the test radar, and
A test radar motion calculation unit that calculates a moving range in which the test radar moves in response to a transmission pulse of the test radar, based on the motion condition of the pseudo target set by the control unit;
Based on the target motion condition set by the control unit, a target motion calculation unit that calculates the movement width of the pseudo target corresponding to the transmission pulse of the test radar,
A scanner that holds the antenna of the test radar and moves the antenna based on the movement width calculated by the radar operation calculation unit.
While holding the pseudo target, based on the rotation angle corresponding to the movement width calculated by the target motion calculation unit, a turntable for rotating the pseudo target;
A moving target detection radar test apparatus. A PRI adjustment unit that can adjust the pulse transmission interval,
2. The moving target detection radar test apparatus according to claim 1, wherein PRI of each part of the airframe motion calculation unit, the target motion calculation unit, and the test radar can be set. 3. The moving target detection radar test apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a value obtained by multiplying PRI of the airframe motion calculation unit and the target motion calculation unit by n (n is an integer of 1 or more) can be set as PRI.

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