Localization of Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Digital Audio Broadcast Signals
Abstract
Localizing micro unmanned aerial vehicles (MUAV) using passive radar systems makes it possible to counter the threat they pose to critical infrastructure. In this paper, we discuss an efficient signal processing chain for their localization and demonstrate the detection and localization of cooperative MUAVs using a five-element array and Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) signals. The MUAVs were detected up to their maximum flight distance from the receiver of 2.6 kilometers. By estimating the direction of arrival of the target echoes in addition to the bistatic range and Doppler frequency shift, the MUAVs could be localized with a mean position error below 90 meters. © 2020 IEEE. Show more
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Book title
2020 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf20)Pages / Article No.
Publisher
IEEEEvent
Subject
Digital audio broadcast; drones; localization; passive radar; radar; unmanned aerial vehiclesOrganisational unit
03974 - Leuthold, Juerg / Leuthold, Juerg
02635 - Institut für Elektromagnetische Felder / Electromagnetic Fields Laboratory
Notes
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the conference was conducted virtually.More
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