Multi-mode SDR radar platform for small air-vehicle Drone detection

This paper presents the new development results of the multi-band, multi-mode software-defined radar (SDR) platform. The SDR platform consists of a hardware-based platform and software-based platform. The multi-band RF modules are implemented using the selectable S, X, K-bands, and multi-mode are implemented using selectable waveforms of CW, Pulse, FMCW, and LFM Chirp as well as radar processing algorithm libraries and open API software module. For the performance evaluation of this new SDR platform, an air-vehicle detection program is successfully tested using a small Drone flying on the runway for air traffic safety applications.