Development of Resource Management for Simultaneous Four-Face Operation of Multi-Function Radar Using Modeling and Simulations
Myung-Hoon Park, Se-Woong Kwon, Hyun-Seung Kim, Woo-Joong Jeon · The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science · 2020
In search radar systems, one face of the antenna generally rotates. By contrast, multi-function radar systems operate with four faces in a fixed position. Four-face multi-function radar is operated independently and has the advantage of being able to operate a beam simultaneously using a phased array antenna. However, there are disadvantages in terms of interference between the faces during beam transmission. A search beam can avoid such interference by concurrently sending another beam that is not for tracking owing to differences in their waveforms and transmission times according to the target location and type. In this study, to overcome such disadvantages, we developed a resource management model that applies the concept of tracking synchronization for a simultaneous four-face operation. We analyzed the results of resource changes in the target #1,000 scenario using a resource management model we developed through a modeling and simulation (M&S) tool. As a result, the new resource management system operates the time resources efficiently and improves the radar performance.