Experimental study on radar micro-Doppler signatures of unmanned aerial vehicles

In the paper, radar micro-Doppler signatures of rotating rotors are investigated for detection and identification of small UAVs. A 24 GHz dual-receiving channel interferometric radar is used to capture useful features of rotating rotors. Interferometric radar with two receiving channels can measure both radial velocity and angular velocity induced micro-Doppler modulations. The study found the angular micro-Doppler signature is a good complementary feature to the radial induced one for identifying small UAVs.