Numerical and experimental analysis of metallic plate near-field RCS at oblique incidence and applications to radar systems

Author

Deban, Ramin ; Boutayeb, Halim ; Conan, Jean ; Wu, Ke

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ecole Polytech. of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

fYear

2009

fDate

16-17 Nov. 2009

Firstpage

441

Lastpage

444

Abstract

An analysis of the near-field radar cross section of a metallic plate at oblique incident angle is presented using physical optics integration. This analysis is validated by experimental results obtained in an anechoic chamber. Furthermore, the results show that by using multiple receiving antennas, one can increase the angular range of radar systems and reduce the standard deviation of the target response. This work has potential applications in automotive collision warning/avoidance radar systems.

Keywords

anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); numerical analysis; physical optics; radar cross-sections; receiving antennas; anechoic chamber; automotive collision avoidance radar system; automotive collision warning radar system; experimental analysis; metallic plate near-field RCS; multiple receiving antennas; near-field radar cross section; numerical analysis; physical optics integration; Anechoic chambers; Antennas and propagation; Automotive engineering; Diversity reception; Physical optics; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar cross section; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas; Near-field radar cross section (RCS); Physical Optics (PO); automotive collision warning; radar; target fading;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas & Propagation Conference, 2009. LAPC 2009. Loughborough

Conference_Location

Loughborough

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2720-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2721-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LAPC.2009.5352543

Filename

5352543