AIRCRAFT ASPECT SOLUTION IN DYNAMIC RADAR AREA MEASUREMENTS.

Abstract

The radar cross section of a target varies with the aspect angle of the radar beam relative to the target. Among the problems in radar cross-section measurement of fullsize aircraft in flight is the difficulty associated with correlating the actual measured values with the aircraft aspect angles. Since the only aspect information available from the radar consists of target locations in spherical coordinates, a solution is desired from these data alone. By imposing restrictive conditions on the aircraft flight courses, target-oriented coordinates may be specified. When these are then combined with the radar beam position, the desired solution is established. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 10, 1965
Accession Number
AD0613551

Entities

People

  • I. D. Olin

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Aspect Angle
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Radar Beams
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radiation

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Radar Systems Engineering.