Title :
The bistatic coherent measurement system (BICOMS)
Author :
Lane, Ted L. ; Alexander, Neal T. ; Blevins, Clay A.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), under contract to the US Air Force 46th Test Group, Radar Target Scattering Division (RATSCAT), at Holloman AFB, NM, has designed and developed a fully polarimetric, bistatic coherent radar measurement system (BICOMS). It will be used to measure both the monostatic and bistatic radar cross section (RCS) of targets, as well as create two-dimensional, extremely high-resolution images of monostatic and bistatic signature data. BICOMS consists of a fixed radar unit (FRU) and a mobile radar unit (MRU), each of which is capable of independent monostatic operation as well as simultaneous coherent monostatic and bistatic operation. The two radar systems are coherently locked using common signal sources which are distributed to the MRU via a microwave fiber optic link (FOL). This paper discusses some of the key system features of the BICOMS
Keywords :
military radar; radar applications; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; radar polarimetry; 2D high-resolution images; BICOMS; DoD; Georgia Tech Research Institute; RCS measurement; US Air Force; bistatic coherent radar measurement system; bistatic radar cross section; bistatic signature data; fixed radar unit; microwave fiber optic link; military radar; mobile radar unit; monostatic radar cross section; monostatic signature data; polarimetric radar measurement system; signal sources; Bistatic radar; Contracts; Force measurement; Optical scattering; Radar cross section; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 1999. The Record of the 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waltham, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4977-6
DOI :
10.1109/NRC.1999.767300
