Patent ID: 6452536
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G01S

Abstract:
A method for scheduling radar transmissions for a phased array antenna system having at least two antenna faces, each respective antenna face of the at least two antenna faces configured to receive echoes of possible targets corresponding to previous radar transmissions by said each respective antenna face, and said method comprising:determining, based on a list of requested radar transmissions, a scheduling process including starting times of radar transmissions for each of the at least two antenna faces for substantially each radar transmission included in the list of requested radar transmissions, wherein the scheduling process is arranged such that the at least two antenna faces are used substantially simultaneously, transmission by a first antenna face of the at least two antenna faces is prevented when a second antenna face of the at least two antenna faces is about to receive echoes corresponding to possible targets, and trailing edges of first and second radar transmissions for each of the at least two antenna faces are aligned so the first and second radar transmissions end at substantially the same time even when the first and second radar transmissions begin at different times, and wherein radar transmissions for the at least two antenna faces are substantially mutually synchronized.