Pseudosynchronizer for an unsynchronized bistatic radar system

1. A system, comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit pulses at a first rate, wherein the first rate is controlled by a first local oscillator;

a receiver configured to receive return pulses at a second rate, wherein the second rate is controlled by a second local oscillator; and

a processing device configured to synchronize, with respect to the first rate, in-phase quadrature data received from the receiver using a keystone formatting technique, wherein the synchronization comprises converting the received in-phase quadrature data from a time domain to a frequency domain, interpolating the converted data in the frequency domain, and converting the interpolated data into the time domain.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first rate is different than the second rate.

3. A method of synchronizing radar data, comprising:

receiving, by a processor, in-phase quadrature data from a radar receiver, wherein the radar receiver receives pulses at a first rate controlled by a first local oscillator, and wherein the pulses are return pulses based on transmitted pulses transmitted by a transmitter at a second rate controlled by a second local oscillator; and

synchronizing, by the processor, with respect to the first rate, the received in-phase quadrature data using a keystone formatting technique, wherein the synchronizing comprises converting the received in-phase quadrature data from a time domain to a frequency domain, interpolating the converted data in the frequency domain, and converting the interpolated data into the time domain.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first rate is different than the second rate.

5. A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

receiving in-phase quadrature data from a radar receiver, wherein the radar receiver receives pulses at a first rate controlled by a first local oscillator, and wherein the pulses are return pulses based on transmitted pulses transmitted by a transmitter at a second rate controlled by a second local oscillator; and

synchronizing, with respect to the first rate, the received in-phase quadrature data using a keystone formatting technique, wherein the synchronizing comprises converting the received in-phase quadrature data from a time domain to a frequency domain, interpolating the converted data in the frequency domain, and converting the interpolated data into the time domain.

6. The computer readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the first rate is different than the second rate.

7. A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having control logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor to perform operations to synchronize radar data, the operations comprising:

receiving in-phase quadrature data from a radar receiver, wherein the radar receiver receives pulses at a first rate controlled by a first local oscillator, and wherein the pulses are return pulses based on transmitted pulses transmitted by a transmitter at a second rate controlled by a second local oscillator; and

synchronizing, with respect to the first rate the received in-phase quadrature data using a keystone formatting technique, wherein the synchronizing comprises:

converting the received in-phase quadrature data from a time domain to a frequency domain,

interpolating the converted data in the frequency domain, and

converting the interpolated data into the time domain.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the first rate is different than the second rate.