Title :
The monostatic/bistatic approximation
Author :
Schuh, M.J. ; Woo, A.C. ; Simon, M.P.
Author_Institution :
NASA Ames Res. Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA
Abstract :
Many radar cross section (RCS) prediction codes are limited to one monostatic return per run. However, such codes can calculate multiple bistatic returns per incident angle for a relatively small amount of additional computer resources. This article describes a method of using bistatic returns to generate multiple monostatic predictions for each incident angle computed. Typical results are presented, and show that the accuracy is initially high, and then degrades as the separation angle between the incident and viewing angles becomes large.<>
Keywords :
approximation theory; radar cross-sections; RCS prediction codes; accuracy; incident angles; monostatic/bistatic approximation; multiple bistatic returns; multiple monostatic predictions; radar cross section; separation angle; viewing angles; Azimuth; Backscatter; Finite difference methods; NASA; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Receiving antennas; Surface waves; Testing; Time domain analysis;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
