The course will provide the attendee with the latest uptodate information on wideband electronic warfare receivers, adc testing procedures, basic receiver design concepts, frequency channelization, and the operation of monobit receivers. Monobit receiver for electronic warfare request pdf. As early as world war ii, both the allied and axis powers developed and. Moreover, a simplification of the fft algorithm, the monobit fft, has been. Therefore, monobit receivers for bpsk have been proposed to address this problem. The electronic warfare systems have to operate in wideband for detecting radar signals and to obtain high probability of intercept poi. Xll electronic warfare receivers and receivingsystems 9. These receivers digitize the radar radiation using nyquist sampled adc, use fast fourier transform fft processing with digital thresholding for detec. His pioneering work has resulted in over 50 awarded patents, and he has been recognized as an air force research laboratory afrl and institute of electrical and electronics engineers ieee fellow. The everpresent need for higher bandwidth and lower size, weight, and power swap in electronic warfare ew receivers, specifically those for signal intelligence sigint applications, has ew system designers continually looking for new. The receiver can process two simultaneous signals and has the potential for fabrication.
This technique can be considered as a digital channelized approach. Electronic warfare is also our main teacher when it comes to servicedenial attacks, a topic that computer security people ignored for years. Channelized monobit electronic warfare radio receiver us6639541b1 en 20000829. Pdf analysis and characterization of a monobit receiver. Very robust digital techniques, like the monobit fft technique, have been developed to provide near realtime processing of captured timedomain signals. Monobit receiver direct conversion receiver digital spectrometer phase locked loop high speed digital pattern generator and digitizer 05 01 measurement of simultaneous frequencies smaller size and lighter weight lower cost and power in conventional electronic warfare ew or electronic countermeasure ecm systems, instantaneous frequency. Channelized monobit electronic warfare radio receiver the. Electronic warfare receiver resource management and optimization. John flynn, gps coarse acquisition using the monobit fft algorithm in a broadband receiver. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading electronic warfare receivers and receiving systems. This book is widely recognised as the definitive reference and training text on digital signal processing techniques in radio receivers used for electronic warfare applications. A channelized receiver can be considered to be many fix tuned superheterodyne receivers operating in parallel.
It has all the good characteristics of a superhet receiver. This thesis presents a dynamic thresholding technique for multitone signal detection. Packed with 1,103 equations and 315 illustrations that support key topics, this comprehensive design guide offers insight on building electronic warfare receivers, and describes zero crossing techniques that are critical to new receiver design. Wideband digital receivers typically use a very high sampling rate to capture a signal for near realtime processing. An electronic warfare radio receiver of the monobit type wherein the signal processing circuitry, including a bandpass filter array, analog to digital converter circuit and fourier transformation circuit, are located in a plurality of paralleldisposed but isolated receiver channels. Implementing fftbased digital channelized receivers on fpga. Analysis and characterization of a monobit receiver for electronic. Analysis and characterization of a monobit receiver for. Digital techniques for wideband receivers is widely recognized as the definitive design guide on digital processing work with todays complex receiver systems. Department of the navy headquarters united states marine corps washington, d. This updated third edition of digital techniques for wideband receivers offers a current, comprehensive design guide for digital processing work with todays complex receiver systems. Noncommunications es is an essential function of modern warfare as it is the only reliable form of timely threat warning against radarguided missiles. Ush2109h1 passive microwave direction finding with monobit.
Michael groden, vp of digital technology at lnx corp. Chapter 1 introduction to electronic warfare scenarios. Electronic warfare and radar systems engineering handbook u 5a. Monobit receiver has been previously proposed to relax the. Dec 06, 2005 to simplify the discussion, the monobit arrangement of the electronic warfare receiver as is described in our i. Request pdf analysis and characterization of a monobit receiver for electronic warfare detection of simultaneous signals and realtime operation are basic. The technique is appropriate for any near realtime wideband receiver like the monobit receiver. Wideband doa estimation algorithms for multiple moving. Improved thresholding technique for the monobit receiver. Ieee transactions on aerospace and electronic systems, 39, 1 jan.
Pdf analysis and characterization of a monobit receiver for. Answering the critical need for highspeed and performance for electronic warfare and electronic countermeasure applications, inphi corp. The receiver can process two simultaneous signals and has the potential for fabrication on a single multichip module mcm. The optimal monobit receiver under nyquist sampling is. Introduction electronic warfare ew is not strictly electronic, i. Ew capabilities teledyne microwave solutions tms brings the strength of seven. Device and method for detecting, measuring, and reporting lowlevel interference at a receiver us6690315b1 en 200301. A design for the monobit receiver application specific integrated circuit asic will be described. The bandwidth of the receiver is proportional to the amount of hardware used in the receiver. The emphasis will be on techniques rather than theoretical discussions. Electronic warfare systems microwave theory and techniques. Digital techniques for wideband receivers 2nd edition knovel. Electronic warfare ew system direction finding df interference suppression.
The design consists of a nonlinear radio frequency front end, analog to digital converter and an application specific circuit asic for. Brand new material brings readers up to date with the latest information on wideband electronic warfare receivers, the detection of fm and bpsk radar signals, analogtoinformation, timereversal filter, and an. Dr james tsui is the worlds leading authority on electronic warfare ew receiver technology. Receiver characteristics, receiver sensitivity, receiver tests, radio frequency components, rs232 interface, rs422 balanced voltage interface, rs485 interface, transmission control. The united states of america as represented by the secretary of the navy. A practically appealing suboptimal iterative receiver is also proposed. Electronic warfare electronic warfare ew is a broad subject matter, but in general involves denying an enemy use of the electromagnetic spectrum ems or gathering intelligence of an enemys intended actions or capabilities through analysis of electromagnetic em signals he may transmit, either intentionally or unintentionally. Currently, the digital receiver systems are in use with monobit receiver yin et al. Moreover, a simplification of the fft algorithm, the monobit.
C2w includes integrated use of opsec, military deception, psyops, ew, and physical destruction. Electronic support es is the branch of electronic warfare that deals with the passive intercept, analysis and exploitation of electromagnetic radiation. Electronic warfare is an everevolving technical field that is dedicated to the protection aircraft. Digital techniques for wideband receivers 3rd edition knovel. In this paper, we derive optimal digital processing architecture for receivers based on monobit adc with a certain oversampling rate and the corresponding theoretically achievable performance.
The authors are with department of electronic engineering and information. The monobit receiver is a wideband 1ghz digital receiver designed for electronic warfare applications. Two opposite requirements for digital broadband electronic warfare receivers are detection of simultaneous signals and real time operation. The monobit receiver is a wide band 1 ghz digital receiver designed for electronic warfare applications. In electronic warfare ew, it is beneficial to classify radio frequency rf signals to identify andor jam an enemys use of the electromagnetic spectrum. An ew receiver using a long fft size has a higher sensitivity and finer frequency resolution. Fudem advanced microwave technology, electronics systems and integration division, northrop grumman corporation, rolling meadows, illinois 6. Corrected reprint edition by james tsui 2005 english pdf. The monobit adc is particularly suitable for uwb communication using impulse radio ir, whose traditional reception methods mainly include coherent receiver, e. Ppt electronic warfare powerpoint presentation free to. Electronic warfare 1 electronic warfare 2 ew intro. Analysis and characterisation of a monobit receiver for electronic warfare. Multiple output mimo radar signals using conventional electronic warfare support es receivers yenhsiang huang a research report submitted to the faculty of engineering and the built environment, university of the witwatersrand, johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of science in engineering.
Monobit receiver for electronic warfare ieee conference publication. Future communication system requires large bandwidth to achieve high data rate up to multigigabit sec, which makes analogtodigital adc become a key bottleneck for the implementation of digital receivers due to its high complexity and large power consumption. Us5793323a two signal monobit electronic warfare receiver. Ew is a component of command control warfare c2w c2w military strategy which implements information warfare iw. This book, sizable as it is, gives the reader who is or is intending to work in the area of electronic warfare relevant information while still remaining. Inphi to demonstrate monobit receiver application at ims. The course will show the attendee how to effectively evaluate adcs, offer insight on building electronic warfare. Thus, the transmitted signal can be written as st v 2r x. The more channels built, the more bandwidth the receiver can. Digital techniques for wideband receivers cheng, chihao. The technique is based on setting an allowable ratio between the magnitude of the largest signal detected and any secondary signals. Passive microwave direction finding with monobit fourier.
We focus on monobit reception for singlecarrier systems inthis paper. In the signal processing field, electronic warfare ew receivers are a good. Electronic warfare receiver resource management and. Microwave receivers with electronic warfare applications details this book provides an introduction to microwave receivers and is written at a level appropriate for advanced undergraduates and firstyear graduate students. Electronic warfare, monobit receiver, digital receiver, frequency domain thresholding, signal detection, signal processing, fpga. Microsemis vast defense and radar electronic warfare rf product line provides you with the most secure and reliable military rf front end solutions. The monobit fft receiver is used in electronic warfare systems and presents a number of interesting obstacles to the application of bist.
This third edition brings readers uptodate with the latest information on wideband electronic warfare receivers, and includes new chapters on the detection of fm and bpsk radar signals, analogtoinformation, timereversal filter. Lucidly written, this book is a treatise on ew receivers that is relevant to you if you are just looking for a toplevel insight. Detection of simultaneous signals and realtime operation are basic characteristics in broadband electronic warfare ew receivers. Electronic warfare receivers and receiving systems, poisel. Other chapters concern receiver hardware, analogtodigital converters and their impact on receiver performance, converter designs, probability of false alarm, and phase measurement. Ew involves the detection, location, identification, and suppression of enemy radars. This project will focus on the identification and characterization of a pulsed radar signal. Characterization of a rf signal can be achieved through the use of an ew digital radar receiver. The fast fourier transform fft is very simple and can be built on one chip. Sep 10, 2002 the monobit electronic warfare radio receiver of improved instantaneous dynamic range and favorable simultaneous input signal characteristics of claim wherein said individual radio receiver circuit channel signal processing means includes an element of said analog to digital converter circuit means for converting each of said mplurality of. This newly updated, second edition of digital techniques for wideband receivers is a current, comprehensive design guide for your digital processing work with todays complex receiver systems.
Introduction the monobit receiver mr is a mixedsignal system to perform instantaneous frequency measurement in electronic warfare systems 12. Microwave receivers with electronic warfare applications. Gps receiver with electronic warfare receiver front end the. Optimisation and evaluation of receiver search strategies for. The book shows you how to effectively evaluate adcs, offers insight on building electronic warfare receivers, and. Packed with 1,103 equations and 315 illustrations that support key topics, this comprehensive design guide offers insight on building electronic warfare receivers, and describes zero crossing techniques that are critical to new receiver. This publication provides joint doctrine for the planning, execution, and assessment of electronic warfare across the range of military operations.
Electronic warfare forecast archived report for data and forecasts on current programs please visit. Later chapters discuss methods related to receiver designs, such as frequency channelization. Brand new material brings you uptodate with the latest information on wideband electronic warfare receivers, the adc testing procedure, frequency channelization and decoding schemes, and the operation of monobit receivers. The monobit receiver mr is a mixedsignal system to perform instantaneous frequency measurement in electronic warfare systems 12. Monobit receiver has been previously proposed to relax the need for highrate adc. The radio receiver arrangement we have identified by the name of a monobit receiver offers an attractive basis for fabricating such an electronic warfare receiver and for solving several problems arising in the electronic warfare and other military electronics fields of endeavor. A digital channelized monobit receiver represents an attempt to achieve both features at the expense of low instantaneous dynamic range. The concept of electronic warfare has existed for as long as radars have operated. Radar, warfare, signal processing, airborne, radar warning jammers, radar warning receivers 1. Handy reference through which you can perfect your technical art. Improved thresholding technique for the monobit receiver core. Channelized monobit electronic warfare radio receiver. This book, sizable as it is, gives the reader who is or is intending to work in the area of electronic warfare. This paper presents a detailed theoretical and experimental analysis, and characterization of the performance of this promising.
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