Study on the Precise Measurement of Sea Level Altitude of Monopulse Radar on a Ship

Abstract

Some monopulse radars on a ship require an altitude value of the radar relative to the sea level with error levels of several tens of centimeters (cm). In conventional methods, it is difficult to frequently measure the radar altitude relative to the sea level, which changes according to ship conditions, while maintaining error levels of several tens of centimeters. In this study, a monopulse radar irradiates a radar beam, measures the distance from the radar to the sea surface at the beam irradiation position, and presents a method for precisely measuring the radar altitude by considering the radar mounting error. The proposed method can be operated whenever necessary in a radar operating environment. We analyzed and verified the performance of the proposed method using simulations.