DocumentCode
1459984
Title
Emulating Dynamic Target in Compact Radar Ranges. Part I: Theory
Author
Hawkins, Coy E., III ; Silverstein, Seth D.
Author_Institution
U.S. Army, Earlysville, TX, USA
Volume
45
Issue
3
fYear
2009
fDate
7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
847
Lastpage
856
Abstract
Analytical expressions are developed that describe the artifacts encountered when translating, rotating, and vibrating point sources are imaged by compact radar ranges (CRRs) emulating airborne synthetic-aperture radar (SAR). The approach starts with coherent-aperture imaging basics and develops a general solution for imaging using the Born approximation. We show that moving-target artifacts on CRRs are similar to the artifacts encountered with SAR moving targets, suggesting that CRRs may be suitable for such emulations.
Keywords
radar imaging; synthetic aperture radar; target tracking; Born approximation; airborne synthetic-aperture radar; compact radar ranges; dynamic target; moving target artifacts; vibrating point source; Airborne radar; Conductivity; Dielectric constant; Emulation; Frequency; Image analysis; Radar cross section; Radar imaging; Radar theory; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.2009.5259169
Filename
5259169
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