Radar Cross Section (RCS) Certification for Static and Dynamic RCS Measurement Facilities. Volume 1: Certification Process
Abstract
In January 1997, the Range Commanders Council Signature Measurement Standards Group (RCC/SMSG), in coordination with the Range Commanders Council (RCC) Taskmaster, established RCC/SMSG Task #08 titled, "DoD RCS Certification Feasibility Demonstration for Static and Dynamic RCS Measurement Facilities." Referred to herein as the "DoD RCS Demonstration Program," the task assessed the feasibility of establishing common documentation standards for describing the operation and capabilities of the Department of Defense's (DoD) diverse radar cross section (RCS) measurement facilities located throughout the United States. Through the mutual efforts of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD), and the U.S. Air Force 46 Test Group (46TG), in cooperation with the RCC/SMSG Radar Committee, the DoD RCS Demonstration Program was entirely successful and should lay the groundwork for similar technical or laboratory calibration certification efforts throughout DoD's RCS measurement community. This report describes how the American National Standards Institute/National Calibration Standards Laboratory ANSI/NCSL Z-540-1-1994 Standard (referred to herein as Z-540) is applied to organize RCS range documentation for any DoD or industrial RCS measurement facility. This report is a follow-up to the DoD RCS Demonstration Program, as recently presented to the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA). In June 2000, the RCC/SMSG certified that two facilities, the AFRL Advanced Compact Range (ACR), and the NAWC-AD Atlantic Test Range (ATR) Dynamic RCS Range measurement facilities met the Z-540 documentation standards established by the DoD RCS Demonstration Program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA412852