A File Format and API for Dynamic Radar Cross Section Data
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Often the Radar Cross-Section (RCS) of a target is incorrectly assumed to be a single number by those unfamiliar with electromagnetic scattering. In actuality, a target's RCS depends on many factors. These factors include radar signal frequency, radar observation angle, as well as target orientation. Another possible parameter (often not considered) is time. The RCS of targets may change over time due to movement, environmental changes, etc. In order to accurately represent the dynamic RCS of a target in a time-stepped analysis, the ability to interface with large RCS datasets efficiently is desired. To this end, a file format and API (written in C++) were developed and are described in this report.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1664641
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2020-9501; 690686
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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