Millimeter wave radar with clutter measurements

Author

Ruoskanen, Jukka ; Eskelinen, Pekka ; Heikkila, Heikki

Author_Institution

Defense Forces Tech. Res. Inst., Riihimaki, Finland

Volume

18

Issue

10

fYear

2003

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

23

Abstract

A portable millimeter wave test radar system, also suitable for battery operation, gives interesting possibilities for clutter recordings at hard-to-reach sites. The designed system covers all common radar frequencies from the Ka- to V-bands and enables spatial detection of targets or clutter elements within an adjustable time gate, whereby spatial clutter profiles of rain can be analyzed. The construction allows full operation with non-scanning antennas as well. This is advantageous when measuring temporal RCS variations of selected targets or surface clutter from snow dunes.

Keywords

millimetre waves; radar clutter; radar cross-sections; clutter measurement; millimeter wave radar; nonscanning antenna; radar frequencies; spatial clutter profile; spatial detection; temporal RCS variation; test radar system; Battery charge measurement; Frequency; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave radar; Radar antennas; Radar clutter; Radar cross section; Radar detection; Radar measurements; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAES.2003.1244771

Filename

1244771