Characterization of the Effects of Cavities and Canopies on Radar Target Signatures

Abstract

I conducted a literature search on electromagnetic models for cavities and canopies and their effect on radar target signatures. This report is a simple analysis of cavities as well as a review of electromagnetic codes that simulate the radar backscatter of targets with cavities. I also review imaging and parametric techniques to describe targets with cavities and canopies. Finally, recommendations are offered for enhancing signature generation for hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL).

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA377283

Entities

People

  • Geoffrey H. Goldman

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Backscattering
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Frequency
  • High Performance Computing
  • Radar
  • Radar Signatures
  • Radar Targets
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Target Signatures
  • Targets
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.