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Analysis of transmit beamforming performance on multiple-transmit binary ZCZ waveforms

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The Transmit BeamForming (TBF) technology, applied in a multiple-transmit radar system, is studied in this paper, where multiple elements of antenna array transmit binary Zero Correlation Zones Orthogonal Signals (ZCZ-OS) independently. For each Direction Of Arrival (DOA) with respect to the transmitting array, the analysis on the gain and sidelobe level of TBF output is presented. This paper focuses on the range sidelobes performance within the main beam (in angle domain). For the normal direction, due to the inherent phase property of ZCZ-OS, the TBF output has part zero sidelobes area, of which the distribution is discussed. For the other directions, a systematic search algorithm to optimize the transmission order of signals is proposed for an optimal relationship chart of DOA and transmission order. The range sidelobe performance within the main beam can be improved as the optimal transmission order is adopted.

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  1. National Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an, 710071, China

    Weiping Li, Guisheng Liao & Haihong Tao

  2. Radar Institute, Equipment Academy of Air Force, Beijing, 100085, China

    Jinze Zhang

  3. National Lab of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Mail Box 403, No. 2, South Taibai Road, Xi’an, 710071, China

    Weiping Li

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Supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2011CB-707001, 2010CB731903), Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT0954), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60971108, 60825104).

Communication author: Li Weiping, born in 1985, female, Doctoral student.

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Li, W., Liao, G., Tao, H. et al. Analysis of transmit beamforming performance on multiple-transmit binary ZCZ waveforms. J. Electron.(China) 30, 118–129 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11767-013-2150-2

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