An Approach to Radar Target Identification,

Abstract

At the operating frequencies of most surveillance radars, air-borne targets are large compared to a wavelength, and their RCS characteristics can, therefore, be described in terms of returns from scattering centers. If the spatial distribution and relative strengths of these scattering centers can be determined, the target can be identified by comparison with data for known targets. The method proposed here enables one to extract this information from RCS data gathered noncoherently within a modest bandwidth. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001105

Entities

People

  • M. P. Hurst
  • Raj Mittra
  • Seh Wook Lee

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Frequency
  • Identification
  • Illinois
  • Radar
  • Radar Targets
  • Scattering
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Surveillance
  • Surveillance Radar
  • Targets
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.