Concept for an advanced navigational phased array radar

A major future challenge to providers of nautical equipment and navigational radar systems is to make such systems affordable to cost-sensitive customers in the commercial maritime market. This paper presents an approach for a combined S- and X-band navigational phased array radar. The state of the art as well as expected advantages of the proposed solution are discussed. This study also provides information about the technical details regarding the antenna, TR-modules, beamforming, and signal processing.

Subjects

Beamforming

Dual-Band

Phased Array Radar

Radar

S-Band

X-Band

Options

Concept for an advanced navigational phased array radar