monostatic radar

monostatic radar

[¦män·ə¦stad·ik ′rā‚där] (engineering) Conventional radar, in which the transmitter and receiver are at the same location and share the same antenna; in contrast to bistatic radar.

monostatic radar

A radar arrangement in which the transmitter and the receiver are located in the same place and usually form the same piece of radar equipment. This arrangement allows the transmitter to be synchronized with the receiver, and the timing method to measure the target range is simpler to implement.