An overview of radar cross section measurement techniques

Author

Tice, Thomas E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA

Volume

39

Issue

1

fYear

1990

fDate

2/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

205

Lastpage

207

Abstract

A brief overview of radar cross section (RCS) measurement techniques is presented. Parameters to be measured include: RCS versus target aspect angle; RCS versus frequency; high-resolution range profiles (one-dimensional images); and high-resolution two-dimensional inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) images. In this review, the measurement radar is limited to ground-based radar systems. Targets include: operational full-scale ships and aircraft; full-scale aircraft mounted on pylons; scale model aircraft mounted on pylons; and scale model ships in water. The review includes compact ranges in anechoic chambers

Keywords

aircraft; electronic equipment testing; ground support equipment; military equipment; radar cross-sections; radar measurement; ships; anechoic chambers; ground-based radar; one-dimensional images; radar cross section measurement; scale model aircraft; scale model ships; target measurement; two-dimensional inverse synthetic aperture radar; Aircraft; Anechoic chambers; Frequency measurement; Inverse synthetic aperture radar; Marine vehicles; Measurement techniques; Poles and towers; Radar cross section; Radar imaging; Radar measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.50445

Filename

50445