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An active wideband reference target for the calibration of ground to air radar systems
- Source :
- Microwave and Optical Technology Letters. 58:1041-1044
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2016.
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Abstract
- The radar cross section (RCS) of passive calibration targets is relatively low, which leads to a commensurate increase in the uncertainty of the radar's calibration. To address this deficiency, an active radar calibration (ARC) target was developed, which was mounted on a small remote controlled tri-copter and used for radar calibration. Results are presented for this relatively small, light weight and cost effective airborne ARC, which is suitable for the calibration of a ground to air RCS measurement system. The static RCS characteristics of the airborne ARC target were measured in a compact range and compared to outdoor measurements with the ARC target mounted on the tri-copter. The airborne capability of the calibration target was used to reduce the effects of multi-path and clutter. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 58:1041–1044, 2016
- Subjects :
- 020301 aerospace & aeronautics
Radar cross-section
Pulse-Doppler radar
02 engineering and technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Radar lock-on
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
law.invention
Continuous-wave radar
Bistatic radar
0203 mechanical engineering
law
Radar imaging
3D radar
Environmental science
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Radar
Remote sensing
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Details
- ISSN :
- 08952477
- Volume :
- 58
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........ce6dc5369a14461cc675c522f6fd582d