Title :
RCS measurements and predictions of different targets for radar benchmark purpose
Author :
Fernández-Recio, R. ; Jurado-Lucena, A. ; Errasti-Alcalá, B. ; Poyatos-Martínez, D. ; Escot-Bocanegra, D. ; Montiel-Sánchez, I.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Detectabilidad., Inst. Nac. de Tec. Aeroespacial (INTA), Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents radar cross section (RCS) measurements of different targets suitable for electromagnetic software comparison and validation. The targets have been designed, fabricated and measured at INTA to study different scattering mechanisms such as reflection and diffraction on curved surfaces and edges (truncated cone), reflection and diffraction on planar surfaces and straight wedges (triangular prism) or tip diffraction and travelling waves (conesphere). These measurements can be used as a valuable tool to validate and adjust the input parameters of electromagnetic prediction codes according to the requirements of the engineer.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; object detection; radar cross-sections; RCS measurement; electromagnetic prediction codes; electromagnetic scattering mechanism; electromagnetic software; radar benchmark; target prediction; Electromagnetic diffraction; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic reflection; Electromagnetic scattering; Optical reflection; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Software measurement; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, 2009. ICEAA '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3385-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3386-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2009.5297400
