Deployment Optimization Method of Multistatic Radar for Constructing Circular Barrier Coverage.

Area of Science:

• Radar Systems Engineering
• Optimization Theory
• Wireless Communication

Background:

• Circular barrier coverage (CBC) is crucial for surveillance and monitoring.
• Multistatic radar systems offer advantages in flexibility and coverage.
• Existing deployment methods for CBC can be costly and inefficient.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a novel deployment optimization method for circular barrier coverage using multistatic radars.
• To minimize deployment cost and the number of transmitters required.
• To enhance the efficiency of multistatic radar network design.

Main Methods:

• An equipartition strategy dividing the circular area into sub-circles.
• A two-sub-model optimization approach: inner model (fixed sub-circle width) and outer model (variable sub-circle width).
• Joint application of integer linear programming (ILP) and exhaustive method (EM), with a modified formula for receiver calculation.

Main Results:

• The proposed method achieves circular barrier coverage with reduced deployment costs.
• Fewer transmitters are required compared to state-of-the-art methods.
• Simulations confirm the effectiveness and efficiency of the equipartition strategy.

Conclusions:

• The equipartition strategy provides an effective approach for optimizing multistatic radar deployment for CBC.
• The method offers significant cost and component reduction benefits.
• This research contributes to more efficient and economical radar network design.