Technical Note on Scale Conversion for the Synchronous Impulse Reconstruction (SIRE) Radar, a Second Method

Abstract

This technical note describes a calibration method used to convert measurements obtained with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) synchronous impulse reconstruction (SIRE) radar from an integer scale to an absolute, radar cross section (RCS) scale. The required RCS reference point is obtained from highly accurate solutions of Maxwell's equations for a modeled reference target and scene. Electrical characteristics of this modeled target and scene are carefully selected to match those encountered in the actual data collection. The method described here differs slightly from that described in Technical Note on Scale Conversion for the Synchronous Impulse Reconstruction (SIRE) Radar, ARL-TR-0286. The newer method uses a peak-matching technique, while the earlier version used an energy-conservation technique.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471090

Entities

People

  • Anders Sullivan
  • Kenneth Ranney
  • Lam M. Nguyen

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Calibration
  • Conversion
  • Department Of Defense
  • Depression Angles
  • Energy Conservation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • High Resolution
  • Images
  • Information Operations
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar

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  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design