DocumentCode
945756
Title
Investigation of a radar site effect
Author
Lewis, P.
Author_Institution
University of Birmingham, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Birmingham, UK
Volume
131
Issue
7
fYear
1984
fDate
12/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
695
Lastpage
708
Abstract
An experimental investigation is described of the scattering effect responsible for large errors in the azimuth bearing measurements obtained with a 1 GHz monopulse receiver on a particular site when the signal source occupied positions near the top of a distant hill. The received field distribution on a horizontal line directly in front of the monopulse aperture was sampled by means of a travelling probe antenna and recorded holographically. Computer processing of the holograms formed images that revealed the scattering mechanism. A simulation was used to study the effects of different components of the multipath field on the monopulse measurement.
Keywords
computerised signal processing; radar cross-sections; radar measurement; radar systems; spatial variables measurement; 1 GHz monopulse receiver; azimuth bearing measurements; computer processing; errors; field distribution; hill; holograms; monopulse aperture; monopulse measurement; monopulse secondary radar; scattering effect; signal source; travelling probe antenna;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications, Radar and Signal Processing, IEE Proceedings F
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0143-7070
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-f-1:19840105
Filename
4648157
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