Active calibration target for bistatic radar cross-section measurements

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dc.contributor.author Pienaar, Monique
dc.contributor.author Odendaal, J.W. (Johann Wilhelm)
dc.contributor.author Joubert, Johan
dc.contributor.author Cilliers, J.E.
dc.contributor.author Smit, J.C.
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


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