Patent ID: 7038618

Claim:
A bistatic radar system comprising: a transmitter comprising: a programmable waveform generator for creating an array of multiple independent transmitter waveforms; a plurality of RF sections for transmitting said independent transmitter waveforms, wherein said RF sections translate said array of transmitter waveforms from IF to RF, amplify said array of transmitter waveforms, and use phase shifts and channel weighting to displace, shape and steer an array of transmitter beams for said array of transmitter waveforms; and a receiver comprising: a plurality of RF sections for receiving a radar signal, wherein each said RF section amplifies an array of transmitted signals, translates said array of transmitted signals from RF to IF, and uses phase shifts and channel weighting to displace, shape and steer an array of receiver beams; a plurality of digital elements for sampling and processing said array of receiver beams; means for generating an array of waveforms identical to said array of transmitter waveforms; a transmit aperture expansion on receive module for computing bistatic measurements; means for reduced rank clutter mitigation; and means for detecting a moving target.