Cramér–Rao lower bound for ATSC signal‐based passive radar systems

M. Alslaimy; G.E. Smith

doi:10.1049/el.2019.0011

Electronics Letters (Apr 2019)

Cramér–Rao lower bound for ATSC signal‐based passive radar systems

M. Alslaimy,
G.E. Smith

Affiliations

M. Alslaimy: Electro Science Laboratory, ECE DepartmentThe Ohio State University1330 Kinnear RoadColumbusOHUSA
G.E. Smith: Electro Science Laboratory, ECE DepartmentThe Ohio State University1330 Kinnear RoadColumbusOHUSA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1049/el.2019.0011
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 55, no. 8
pp. 479 – 481

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In multistatic passive radar systems, the Cramér–Rao lower bound (CRLB) can be used to select the optimal illuminator of opportunity so that it provides the best estimation accuracy for target parameters. In this Letter, the monostatic and bistatic modified Cramér–Rao lower bound (MCRLB) for the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) signal, which is the pervasive digital television signal of opportunity for North American passive radar systems, is derived using the relationship between the ambiguity function of a signal and its CRLB. It is shown that the derived bistatic MCRLB for the range and velocity measurements can be used to select the optimal illuminator that exhibits the lowest bounds at each region. Examples are provided in the Columbus, OH area where the Ohio State University passive radar is located.

Published in Electronics Letters

ISSN: 0013-5194 (Print); 1350-911X (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Website: https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1350911X

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