DETOUR trials: The mission and its results

Abstract

In this paper DMPAR Evaluation Trials for Operationally Upgraded Radar (DETOUR) and their results for a selected scenario are described. The DETOUR trials were conducted by the SET-195 research task group (RTG) under an umbrella of NATO Science and Technology Organization from September 1 to 4, 2014 as a part of the DMPAR (Deployable Multi-band Passive/Active Radar) algorithms' evaluation process. An idea of DMPAR was to combine active and passive surveillance components in a collocated and distributed net of sensors, which would bring multiple benefits. By focusing on one of the trial scenarios, the paper describes all of them, in a form of the measured data analysis. Beside the trials, positive aspects of the combined active and passive surveillance components are discussed.