MMW radar cross section range characterizes targets

Author

Scheer, J.A. ; Chastain, W.E. ; Alexander, N.T. ; Bruder, J.A. ; Scheer, C.R. ; Horst, M.M. ; Trostel, J.M.

Author_Institution

Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

20-21 Apr 1988

Firstpage

209

Lastpage

213

Abstract

Examples of high-resolution millimeter-wave radar images of radar targets and the facilities, equipment, and techniques required to obtain these images are presented. Unique inverse synthetic-aperture radar (ISAR), fully polarimetric data collected on the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) Electromagnetic Test Facility (EMTF) are discussed. An overview is given of the EMTF, which includes a lookdown target radar cross section (RCS) measurement range that comprises: a very stable 100-foot tower with associated elevatable radar platform; a 100-ton-capacity target turntable located 150 ft from the base of the tower; several measurement radars covering the microwave and millimeter-wave (MMW) spectrum; and a target data processing facility

Keywords

radar cross-sections; radar systems; ISAR; MMW radar cross section range; fully polarimetric data; high-resolution millimeter-wave radar images; inverse synthetic-aperture radar; lookdown target radar cross section; target data processing facility; targets; Electromagnetic measurements; Microwave measurements; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave radar; Poles and towers; Radar cross section; Radar equipment; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 1988., Proceedings of the 1988 IEEE National

Conference_Location

Ann Arbor, MI

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NRC.1988.10959

Filename

10959