Title :
Statistical moments of radar cross section
Author :
Gordon, William B.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The radar cross section (RCS) for backscatter from a smooth closed convex surface reflector, as calculated from geometrical optics, is shown to have a mean value equal to A/4, where A is the total surface area of the reflector, and the mean is obtained by averaging over all aspects. Results are also given for the calculation of higher-order moments and probability density functions
Keywords :
backscatter; radar cross-sections; statistical analysis; RCS; geometrical optics; higher-order moments; probability density functions; radar cross section; smooth closed convex surface reflector; statistical moments; Backscatter; Ellipsoids; Gaussian processes; Geometrical optics; Lighting; Optical scattering; Probability density function; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Turning;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
