TUTELARY project will develop a coastal surveillance system based on a coherent multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) photonic radar in a port environment. Algorithms and coherent signal processing techniques will be developed for high-performance target detection, tracking, and imaging. Specific surveillance use cases and tests of the processing techniques against real-time coastal surveillance threats will be identified. A previously implemented distributed photonic radar will be improved to be fully operative on two radio frequency bands and three distributed radar transceivers. The overall system will undergo field-trial testing, including the newly developed algorithms and signal processing.
This project proposal is in response to the call 2022/CFP/RIU/01 “Novel Technologies for border management (open theme)” of the Frontex Research Grants Programme.