Registered Frequency-Stepped Radar Data Collected on a Maneuvering Pickup Truck at Ka-Band

Abstract

Two-dimensional inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) imagery can be generated with a stationary radar illuminating a moving target. Data were collected on a 1994 Chevy Cheyenne 1500 series pickup as it was slowly pulled through a stationary radar beam to help analyze noncooperative ISAR algorithms. The speed of the vehicle varied from constant velocity to constant acceleration and the turning angle of the wheels was constant. The radar was a frequency-agile, coherent, pulsed K sub a-band instrumentation radar built by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The data were registered optically and with stationary and rotating reflectors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA364360

Entities

People

  • Geoffrey H. Goldman

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Bandwidth
  • Cameras
  • Classification
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Instrumentation
  • Ka Band
  • Military Research
  • Radar
  • Radar Beams
  • Radar Reflectors
  • Reflectors
  • Stationary
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Recognition
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.