The invention provides a passive non-cooperative target positioning method based on a distributed
irradiation source. In the method, a non-cooperative target is detected through a plurality of
irradiation sources distributed in space, and a multi-point
ranging positioning technology is utilized at a receiving end so as to acquire three-dimensional position information of the non-cooperative target. At the receiving end, a
system works in a passive mode and has higher stealth performance and higher target positioning accuracy. The defect that positioning accuracy of the traditional passive
positioning technology is limited by operating wavebands and the size of receiving antennas is overcome, a high-precision three-dimensional position of the non-cooperative target can be acquired even in a lower operating waveband, and the detection and the tracking of a stealth target is facilitated. In addition, by the method, a three-dimensional speed of the target can be extracted from the three-dimensional position information of the non-cooperative target; and compared with the traditional
radar which can only acquire the radial speed of the non-cooperative target, the method contributes to target identification. Finally, a receiving
end system has a simple structure, a
passive detection function can be realized by additionally arranging a
signal processing module on the basis of the conventional
radar system, and the
system has lower cost and is convenient to
upgrade and reform on a large scale.