Glaser Associates

This paper reviews the concept of a forward-scatter radar (FSR) which exploits the enhanced bistatic radar cross-section of a target in the forward direction (as opposed to the conventional back-scatter direction). FSR has the potential to reliably detect and track small air-vehicles with high sensitivity. Fundamentals of radar (including monostatic, bistatic, and multistatic) and a brief history are presented. Limitations of FSR radars are presented along with methods for overcoming them based on new technologies – accurate electromagnetic simulators, mesh networks, global positioning system (GPS) location of illuminators and receivers, and smaller and lighter transmitters and receivers. A program plan to accomplish these goals is given in the Appendices, along with an example of solving the target location for three transmitters and one receiver. The WSTIAC Quarterly, Volume 10, Number 3 3 http://wstiac.alionscience.com http://wstiac.alionscience.com/quarterly Jerome Glaser