An overview of radar cross section measurement techniques

Author

Tice, Thomas E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

25-27 Apr 1989

Firstpage

344

Lastpage

346

Abstract

An overview of radar cross section (RCS) measurement techniques is presented. Parameters to be measured include: RCS versus target aspect angle; RCS versus frequency; high-resolution range profiles (one-dimensional images); and high-resolution, two-dimensional ISAR (inverse synthetic aperture radar) images. The review is limited to ground-based radar systems. Targets include: operational full-scale strips and aircraft; full-scale aircraft mounted on pylons; scale-model aircraft mounted on pylons; and scale-model ships in water. The review includes compact ranges in aneochoic chambers

Keywords

aerospace test facilities; aircraft; anechoic chambers; radar cross-sections; radar measurement; ships; tracking systems; 2D images; aircraft; aneochoic chambers; frequency; full-scale; ground-based radar; high-resolution range profiles; inverse synthetic aperture radar; one-dimensional images; radar cross section measurement; radar return; radar signatures; scale-model; ships; target aspect angle; tracking; Aircraft; Marine vehicles; Measurement techniques; Phase measurement; Poles and towers; Radar cross section; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Signal resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1989. IMTC-89. Conference Record., 6th IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.1989.36882

Filename

36882