Spherical wave near-field imaging and radar cross-section measurement
The paper presents a new inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) algorithm intended for radar cross-section (RCS) imaging and measurement from scattered fields. The method, based on a spherical-wave near-field illumination of the target, overcomes the requirement for an expensive compact range facil...
| Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 1998 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repository: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1697 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/1697 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Radar in aeronautics Image processing Anechoic chamber ISAR algorithm Inverse synthetic aperture radar Near-field illumination Plane wave illumination Plane wave methods Radar applications Radar cross-section measurement Radar imaging Scattered fields Spherical wave near-field imaging Synthetic aperture radar RCS imaging Aeronàutica -- Aparells i instruments Radar -- Algorismes Processament d'imatges Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica |
| Summary: | The paper presents a new inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) algorithm intended for radar cross-section (RCS) imaging and measurement from scattered fields. The method, based on a spherical-wave near-field illumination of the target, overcomes the requirement for an expensive compact range facility to produce a plane wave illumination. The formulation and the implementation of the algorithm are described. Some experimental results obtained in an anechoic chamber are presented to show RCS results similar to the conventional plane wave methods. |
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