Validation of a 3-D Near-Field ISAR Imaging Technique with Far-Field RCS Extraction by Means of a Hybrid GO-PO/PTD Ray Tracing Algorithm
Conference: EuCAP 2009 - 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
03/23/2009 - 03/27/2009 at Berlin, Germany
Proceedings: EuCAP 2009
Pages: 5Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Vaupel, Thomas; Weinmann, Frank (Research Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, FGAN e.V., Neuenahrer Str. 20, 53343 Wachtberg, Germany)
Abstract:
This paper deals with a 3-D inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) imaging technique using a cylindrical scanning plane in the near-field of the radar target, where the resulting 3-D images are displayed on sheets perpendicular to the scanning cylinder axis. Besides of a very detailed scattering center analysis of targets with arbitrary shapes, the method allows in a second step the extraction of the far-field radar cross section (RCS) of the targets without the need of long range measurement set-ups or costly compact-range arrangements.