Title :
Development of a static full-scale aircraft RCS and large antenna measurement facility
Author :
Liebenberg, R. ; Steenkamp, J.A.J.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Manuf. & Aeronaut. Syst. Technol., CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract :
Aerotek is currently developing an outdoor facility for the measurement of full-scale aircraft RCS (radar cross section). These measurements will be performed on stationary aircraft, as opposed to dynamic (in-flight) RCS measurements. The facility is based on an inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) principle and will provide the user with diagnostic RCS capability, using 2-dimensional ISAR images of the object being tested. The measurement facility will also be capable of performing cylindrical near-field antenna pattern measurements on antennas too large for other local facilities. An overview of the facility and its applications (once completed) are presented
Keywords :
aircraft testing; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; radar applications; radar imaging; synthetic aperture radar; 2D ISAR images; Aerotek; ISAR; RCS measurement; antenna pattern measurements; cylindrical near-field measurements; diagnostic RCS; inverse synthetic aperture radar; large antenna measurement facility; outdoor facility; radar system; static full-scale aircraft RCS facility; stationary aircraft; Aerodynamics; Aircraft manufacture; Antenna measurements; Current measurement; Frequency; Performance evaluation; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th
Conference_Location :
Stellenbosch
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3019-6
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1996.563086
