The Methods for Improving the Quality of Detection of Inconspicuous Aerial Objects Through the Use of External Radiation Sources

Abstract

The article focuses on the methods for improving the quality of detection of inconspicuous aerial objects through the use of external radiation sources. It has been established that the existing methods for improving the quality of detection of airborne objects do not meet modern requirements for detection indicators. The energy potential of modern radars is limited. Therefore, the article proposes detection methods that combine active radar and nontraditional principles for detecting airborne objects. In the article, we will focus only on two main methods for improving the quality of detection of small airborne objects. This is the use of energy from digital television receivers (external radiation source) and the use of information from ADS-B receivers. Technically, this means introducing an additional receiving channel into the radar. The gain in the conditional probability of correct detection for bistatic signal reception (compared to monostatic) is due to the properties of the bistatic effective scattering surface. It is shown that with the additional use of digital television signals, the quality of detection of airborne objects is improved. It is shown that the additional use of information from the ADS-B receivers makes it possible to increase the accuracy of determining the coordinates of an air object up to 40-50%, depending on the parameters of the movement of an air object. The subject of advanced research is the development of methods for suppressing the penetrating signal when using digital television and the development of methods for detecting airborne objects not equipped with the ADS B system. Keywords— aerial object, detection, quality, third-party source, ADS-B, digital TV, radar