Title :
Improved Near-Field Radar Cross-Section Measurement Technique
Author :
Nicholson, Kelvin J. ; Wang, Chun H.
Author_Institution :
Air Vehicles Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ. (DSTO), Melbourne, VIC, Australia
fDate :
7/1/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This letter presents an improved image-based coherent Doppler tomography (CDT) technique for near-field radar cross-section measurement. The present formulation, developed using the back-projection algorithm, explicitly incorporates the network analyzer calibration in the near-field to far-field transformation. Experimental measurements and computer simulations are presented to validate the improved CDT technique.
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; optical tomography; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; back-projection algorithm; image-based coherent Doppler tomography technique; improved near-field radar cross-section measurement technique; network analyzer calibration; Near-field measurement; radar cross section (RCS); radar imaging;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2009.2033951
