Simulation Methods for Prioritising Tasks and Sectors of Surveillance in Phased Array Radars

Multifunction phased array radars have the ability to steer the radar beam electronically, adapting its parameters according to how the radar perceives the environment. Thus, the effective allocation of the available resources is very important. A model of a multifunction phased array radar was implemented to examine the complexities involving this type of radar. Additionally, approaches to adaptively assigning priorities of targets and sectors of surveillance are developed and assessed. Ranking radar tasks is an important sub-problem for radar resource management. When the radar resources are not sufficient to undertake all its functions, their priorities will indicate an appropriate manner of reallocating the radar resources. In this paper, simulation methods to evaluate prioritisation of tasks are described.