Review of radar classification and RCS characterisation techniques for small UAVs or drones

• Published in: IET radar, sonar & navigation Vol. 12; no. 9; pp. 911 - 919
• Main Authors: Patel, Jarez S., Fioranelli, Francesco, Anderson, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Institution of Engineering and Technology 01.09.2018
• Subjects: aerospace engineering; autonomous aerial vehicles; emerging challenge; legal issues; legislation; mass market; potential security threats; radar classification; radar cross‐sections; radar elusive systems; rapid emergence; RCS characterisation techniques; reviews; security of data; small UAV

This review explores radar‐based techniques currently utilised in the literature to monitor small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drones; several challenges have arisen due to their rapid emergence and commercialisation within the mass market. The potential security threats posed by these systems a...