XY-Sensing Ltd. offers advanced solutions in designing customized active reflectors for radar calibration purposes. The devices can operate in different radar bands – from VHF up to X-band. They are designed to the customer requirements. The customized designs for higher bands are also available on requests. The family of XY-Sensing active reflectors are offered as ground based systems mounted onthe masts or tripods, or as independent devices with own power source mountedon a flying platform as e.g. drones or aircrafts.
An active reflector is a device designed to emulate a radar target with a significantly larger radar cross-section than the actual dimensions of the device. Assuming the radar operates within the frequency range of the device, the incident probing signal is received, amplified and radiated back towards the radar. Hereby, the reflected power is significantly higher than the power absorbed by the device’s antenna. That is equivalent to increasing a radar cross-section. Furthermore, a modulation is introduced to the re-radiated signal, allowing a Doppler radar to distinguishing the echo from the ground clutter. Our devices can be battery-powered, hence they do not require any external power source, if charged beforehand.
As an example, below presented is one of the XY-ActiveEcho reflector designed by XY-Sensing for calibration of C-band radars. For more details of please download the specification
An active reflector is a device designed to emulate a radar target with a significantly larger radar cross-section than the actual dimensions of the device. Assuming the radar operates within the frequency range of the device, the incident probing signal is received, amplified and radiated back towards the radar. Hereby, the reflected power is significantly higher than the power absorbed by the device’s antenna. That is equivalent to increasing a radar cross-section. Furthermore, a modulation is introduced to the re-radiated signal, allowing a Doppler radar to distinguishing the echo from the ground clutter. Our devices can be battery-powered, hence they do not require any external power source, if charged beforehand.
As an example, below presented is one of the XY-ActiveEcho reflector designed by XY-Sensing for calibration of C-band radars. For more details of please download the specification
