Bistatic high range resolution profiles of precessing cone‐shaped targets

Abstract

This study focuses on the bistatic high range resolution profiles (HRRPs) of precessing targets and considers how to utilise bistatic HRRPs for feature extraction. The movement model of the slippery bistatic scattering centres of precessing targets and the wideband bistatic echo model are introduced firstly. The dynamic simulation method of the bistatic HRRPs of the precessing target is presented using the bistatic scattering coefficients obtained via electromagnetic calculations, and the simulation results validate the theoretical analysis. Furthermore, the characteristics of the bistatic HRRP are analysed and show that the bistatic HRRP generally reflects the projection of the target onto the bisector of the bistatic angle, except that the bistatic angle is so wide that the bistatic HRRP is quite different from the monostatic HRRP. This research is helpful for imaging, and identifying precessing targets in the bistatic radar.