• DocumentCode
    1718220
  • Title

    Modelling of ultrawideband echoes from rough dielectric surfaces by calculating physical optics currents

  • Author

    Lostanlen, Y. ; Uguen, B. ; Chassay, G.

  • Author_Institution
    INSA, Rennes, France
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    740
  • Abstract
    This paper presents anew method for the deterministic prediction of UWB radar clutter. It is based on a physical optics approach combined with a discrete Fourier transform. Results for different kinds of realistic measurement situations are presented.
  • Keywords
    dielectric bodies; discrete Fourier transforms; electric current; physical optics; radar clutter; radar theory; rough surfaces; Maxwell equations; currents; discrete Fourier transform; frequency domain; physical optics; radar clutter; receiver chain; rough dielectric surfaces; ultrawideband radar; Clutter; Dielectrics; Finite difference methods; Frequency domain analysis; Physical optics; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Time domain analysis; Ultra wideband radar; Ultra wideband technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7070-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2001.960203
  • Filename
    960203