The Use and Misuse of Aircraft and Missile RCS Statistics

Abstract

Both static and dynamic radar cross sections measurements are used for RCS predictions, but the static data are less complete than the dynamic. Integrated dynamics RCS data also have limitations for prediction radar detection performance. When raw static data are properly used, good first-order detection estimates are possible. The research to develop more-usable RCS statistics is reviewed, and windowing techniques for creating probability density functions from static RCS data are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1991
Accession Number
ADA239892

Entities

People

  • Lee R. Bishop

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Aspect Angle
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Data Science
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Information Science
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Radar
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Statistics
  • Vehicles
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Approximation Theory.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.