Title :
Simulation of reentry vehicle motion during laboratory measurements of radar cross section
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
fDate :
3/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Describes a simple mechanical way of moving a model target during laboratory measurements of radar cross section to simulate the precession motion of a satellite or reentry vehicle. The value of the simulation lies in the speed with which it can be accomplished and in its use as a diagnostic tool to aid the analysis of typical signature data
Keywords :
Radar scattering cross sections; Space-vehicle radar; Space-vehicle reentry; Antennas and propagation; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laboratories; Motion measurement; Polarization; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Radar tracking; Spaceborne radar; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1969.1139392
