An active radar calibration target
Abstract
An active radar calibrator (ARC), consisting of a receive antenna and a transmit antenna with an RF amplifier in between, is proposed as a tool for conducting high-precision calibration measurements of radar systems. The ARC can be designed to have a large radar cross-section with a broad pattern. Its major advantages over passive reflectors are its small physical size and its suitability for calibrating radars operating in a cross-polarized antenna configuration.
- Publication:
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IN: 1982 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
- Pub Date:
- 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982igrs....2.....B
- Keywords:
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- Calibrating;
- Radar Measurement;
- Radar Targets;
- Target Acquisition;
- Amplifiers;
- Radar Antennas;
- Radar Cross Sections;
- Radar Reflectors;
- Communications and Radar