STUDY OF AIRBORNE MILLIMETER RADAR TECHNIQUES.

Abstract

A detailed study of the radar return from cables at millimeter wavelengths is continued with the inclusion of realistic antenna patterns. It is shown that for a radar system with a high gain and a low sidelobe antenna, the echo voltage from a cable exhibits an oscillatory behavior when the angle of incidence is varied. The period of the oscillation increases as the beamwidth of the antenna is increased and the null-to-null separation is approximately twice the 3-db beamwidth of the antenna. The irregularities in the lobing pattern are explained by the interference between the response due to main lobes and that due to the side lobes.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0821478

Entities

People

  • A. Honig
  • J. Cross
  • K. Koester
  • L. Chanzit
  • L. Kosowsky

Organizations

  • United Technologies Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Antennas
  • Gain
  • High Gain
  • Inclusions
  • Oscillation
  • Radar
  • Sidelobes

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.