Title :
Near-field to far-field transformation for RCS measurement including ground bounce
Author :
Inasawa, Yoshio ; Kuroda, Shinji ; Kakizaki, Kenichi ; Nishikawa, Hitoshi ; Yoneda, Naofumi ; Makino, Shigeru
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura
Abstract :
The authors propose a novel near-field to far-field radar cross-section RCS transformation method that is suitable for an outdoor RCS measurement. The validity of the proposed method is investigated by the simulation and measurement results.
Keywords :
radar cross-sections; reflectivity; ground bounce; near-field-far-field transformation; outdoor radar cross-section measurement; Antenna measurements; Electric variables measurement; Nonuniform electric fields; Predictive models; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Receiving antennas; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4395823