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dc.contributor.author | Pienaar, Monique![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Odendaal, J.W. (Johann Wilhelm)![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Joubert, Johan![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Cilliers, J.E.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Smit, J.C.![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-16T13:00:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-05 | |
dc.description.abstract | Either passive calibration targets are expensive and complex to manufacture or their bistatic RCS levels are significantly lower than the monostatic RCS levels of targets such as spheres, dihedral- and trihedral corner reflectors. In this paper the performance of an active calibration target with relative high bistatic RCS values is illustrated as a reference target for bistatic RCS measurements. The reference target is simple to manufacture, operates over a wide frequency range and can be configured to calibrate all four polarizations (VV, HH, HV and VH). Bistatic RCS measurements of canonical targets, performed in a controlled environment, are calibrated with the reference target and the results are compared to simulated results using FEKO. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering | en_ZA |
dc.description.embargo | 2016-11-30 | |
dc.description.librarian | hb2016 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/agu/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1944-799X | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Pienaar, M, Odendaal, JW, Joubert, J, Cilliers, JE & Smit, JC 2016, 'Active calibration target for bistatic radar cross-section measurements', Radio Science, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 515-523. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0048-6604 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1944-799X (online) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 10.1002/2015RS005931 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56367 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | American Geophysical Union (AGU) | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2016. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Active calibration | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Bistatic radar | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Cross-section measurements | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Radar cross section (RCS) | en_ZA |
dc.title | Active calibration target for bistatic radar cross-section measurements | en_ZA |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |