Software-defined Multiband Array Passive Radar
In order to propose an innovative solution, the SMARP demonstrator architecture is going to present advances especially in:
- Multiband receiving array antenna (UHF and S band) with dual polarization reception;
- Software-defined multiband flexible receiver based on commercially available solutions;
- Digital array processing techniques and advanced radar signal processing algorithms implemented on COTS (Commercial Of The Shelf) processing architectures (multicore CPUs
and GPUs);
The exploitation of digital illuminators of opportunity is a prerogative of this project; specifically, the DVB-T (digital terrestrial television), the UMTS (3G mobile system) and the DVB-SH (digital satellite broadcasting for handheld devices) signals emerged from comparative study due to their good radar range resolution, EIRP values and wide availability.
The SMARP demonstrator has been extensively tested at CSSN-ITE “Istituto Vallauri” in Livorno exploiting cooperative and non-cooperative vessels.
Documentation
Publications
2023
SDR-based passive radar technology Book
2023, (SMARP).
2017
Software-defined Multiband Array Passive Radar (SMARP) project: An overview Proceedings Article
In: 2017 18th International Radar Symposium (IRS), pp. 1-9, 2017, (SMARP).
Multifunction imaging passive radar for harbour protection and navigation safety Journal Article
In: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, vol. 32, no 2, pp. 30-38, 2017, ISSN: 0885-8985, (SMARP).
SMARP system for Hrabour Security and Navigation Safety: Trials results Proceedings Article
In: 9th NATO Military Sensing Symposium, 2017, (SMARP).
Passive Bistatic Radar for Maritime Surveillance: Perfomance Assessment Proceedings Article
In: 6rd PCL focus days, 2017, (SMARP).
2016
Dual-polarization DVB-T passive radar: Experimental results Proceedings Article
In: 2016 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf), pp. 1-5, 2016, (SMARP).
2015
Batches algorithm for passive radar: a theoretical analysis Journal Article
In: Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 51, no 2, pp. 1475-1487, 2015, ISSN: 0018-9251, (SMARP).
Proceedings of the 2015 OCEANS conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway, NJ, 2015, (SMARP).
Software-defined multiband array passive radar (SMARP) demonstrator Proceedings Article
In: Proceedings of the 5th PCL Focus Days 2015, 2015, (SMARP).
2014
Estimation of passive bistatic radar detection probability: Experimental results Conference
2014, (SMARP).
2013
The effects of DVB-T SFN data on passive radar signal processing Conference
2013, (SMARP).
2012
vol. 2012, no 603 CP, 2012, (SMARP).
Passive Bistatic Radar (PBR) for harbour protection applications Conference
2012, (SMARP).
An integrated space-based passive system for maritime operational traffic surveillance Conference
Satellite Telecommunications (ESTEL), 2012 IEEE First AESS European Conference on, 2012, (SMARP).
High range resolution multichannel DVB-T passive radar Journal Article
In: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, vol. 27, no 10, pp. 37 – 42, 2012, (SMARP).
2011
High range resolution multichannel DVB-T passive radar: Aerial target detection Conference
2011, (SMARP).
2010
Ship Detection with DVB-T Software Defined Passive Radar Conference
Proceedings of 2010 IEEE GOLD Remote Sensing Conference, 2010, (SMARP).
USRP technology for multiband passive radar Conference
2010, (SMARP).