Title :
Comparison of monostatic and bistatic radar images
Author :
Johnson, J.T. ; Gupta, I.J. ; Burkholder, R.J.
Author_Institution :
ElectroScience Lab., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
An initial study of bistatic radar images using scattering data computed from a boundary-of-revolution method of moments algorithm is described. Bistatic image results are compared with those for a monostatic system to illuminate the differences which may arise due to distinct scattering behaviors; variations with the bistatic angle (i.e. the angle between incident and scattering directions) and with polarization are also considered. Results show that specular-like mechanisms indeed produce similar images from monostatic or bistatic data, but higher order scattering effects can appear significantly different.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; method of moments; radar imaging; bistatic radar images; boundary-of-revolution method of moments algorithm; monostatic radar images; scattering data; specular-like mechanisms; Bistatic radar; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Geometry; Image generation; Laboratories; Numerical models; Polarization; Radar imaging; Radar scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7070-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2001.959452
