The Evaluation of Fractal Surfaces for Modeling Radar Backgrounds

Abstract

We evaluate how well fractals match the radar backscatter of natural backgrounds in terms of dependence on angle of incidence. We discuss the parameters that define the particular surfaces studied. Finally, we compare the radar backscatter from a range of fractals to experimental backscatter data from natural backgrounds, and we discuss the suitability of fractal surfaces as modeling surrogates for the still more complex natural backgrounds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA457965

Entities

People

  • Jack Jones
  • John G. Bennett
  • Roger Evans

Organizations

  • Tank-automotive and Armaments Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Backscattering
  • C Programming Language
  • Computer Programming
  • Experimental Data
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Geometry
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Operations Security
  • Programming Languages
  • Scattering
  • Sine Waves
  • Terrain
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.