Radar Targets

Aspects of radar cross-section estimation and control are examined, taking into account radar cross-section (RCS) estimation methods, optics methods, Rayleigh and resonance methods, bistatic RCS, RCS reduction, and general comments on control and reduction of radar cross section. The spatial coverage of radar reflectors is considered along with radar cross-section measurement techniques, questions of radar-target identification, a scattering matrix formalism, propagation effects, and radar cross-section models in detection. A survey of passive enhancement techniques is provided, and the theory of the Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (HB-T) technique is discussed. Attention is given to spatial-correlation techniques, temporal-correlation studies, the required analysis determination, and limitations of the HB-T technique.