Radar system having multi-platform, multi-frequency and multi-polarization features and related methods

A radar system comprising:

• an antenna;
• a waveform generator for generating a plurality of waveforms having different frequency components, said waveform generator pseudorandomly selecting the different frequency components for the waveforms and generating the plurality of waveforms such that at least some of the waveforms are orthogonal to one another;
• a transmitter connected to said waveform generator for transmitting the plurality of waveforms via said antenna;
• a receiver connected to said antenna for receiving reflected signals from targets;
• and
• a processor for generating target data based upon the reflected signals.

A radar system comprising:

• an antenna for operating using different polarizations;
• a waveform generator for generating a plurality of waveforms for the different polarizations;
• a transmitter connected to said waveform generator for transmitting the plurality of waveforms via said antenna;
• a receiver connected to said antenna for receiving reflected signals from targets;
• and
• a processor for iteratively deconvolving the reflected signals to generate target data.

A radar system comprising:

• an antenna which operates using different polarizations;
• a waveform generator for generating a plurality of waveforms for the different polarizations;
• an encoder connected to said waveform generator for encoding the waveforms using identification codes corresponding to the different polarizations;
• a transmitter connected to said encoder for transmitting the plurality of waveforms via said antenna;
• a receiver connected to said antenna for receiving reflected signals from targets;
• and
• a processor for separating different reflected polarization signals based upon the identification codes and generates target data based upon the separated signals.

A method for generating target data comprising:

• generating a plurality of waveforms having different frequency components;
• transmitting the plurality of waveforms via an antenna;
• receiving reflected signals from targets via the antenna;
• and
• iteratively deconvolving the reflected signals to generate the target data.

A method for generating target data comprising:

• generating a plurality of waveforms having different frequency components by pseudorandomly selecting the different frequency components for the waveforms and generating the plurality of waveforms such that at least some of the waveforms are orthogonal to one another;
• transmitting the plurality of waveforms via an antenna;
• receiving reflected signals from targets via the antenna;
• and
• generating target data based upon the reflected signals.

A method for generating target data comprising:

• generating a plurality of waveforms for different polarizations;
• transmitting the plurality of waveforms via an antenna operating using the different polarizations;
• receiving reflected signals from targets via the antenna;
• and
• iteratively deconvolving the reflected signals to generate target data.

A method for generating target data comprising:

• generating a plurality of waveforms for different polarizations;
• encoding the waveforms using identification codes corresponding to the different polarizations;
• transmitting the plurality of waveforms via an antenna operating using the different polarizations;
• receiving reflected signals from targets via the antenna;
• separating different reflected polarization signals based upon the identification codes;
• and
• generating target data based upon the separated signals.