Dynamic imaging and RCS measurements of aircraft

Author

Jain, Atul ; Patel, Indu

Author_Institution

Hughes Aircraft Co., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

31

Issue

1

fYear

1995

Firstpage

211

Lastpage

226

Abstract

Results on radar cross section (RCS) measurements and inverse synthetic aperture radar images of a Mooney 231 aircraft using a ground-to-air measurement system (GTAMS) and a KC-135 airplane using an airborne radar are presented. The Mooney 231 flew in a controlled path in both clockwise and counterclockwise orbits, and successively with the gear down, flaps in the take-off position and with the speed brakes up. The data indicates that RCS pattern measurements from both ground-based and airborne radar of flying aircraft are useful and that the inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) images obtained are valuable for signature diagnostics.<>

Keywords

air traffic control; airborne radar; aircraft; ground support systems; radar cross-sections; radar tracking; synthetic aperture radar; KC-135 airplane; Mooney 231 aircraft; RCS measurements; RCS pattern measurement; airborne radar; aircraft; clockwise orbit; controlled path; counterclockwise orbits; dynamic imaging; ground-to-air measurement system; inverse synthetic aperture radar images; radar cross section measurement; signature diagnostics; Aerospace control; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Airplanes; Distortion measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Inverse synthetic aperture radar; Orbits; Radar cross section; Radar imaging;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/7.366304

Filename

366304