skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Reflectors for SAR performance testing.

Abstract

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) performance testing and estimation is facilitated by observing the system response to known target scene elements. Trihedral corner reflectors and other canonical targets play an important role because their Radar Cross Section (RCS) can be calculated analytically. However, reflector orientation and the proximity of the ground and mounting structures can significantly impact the accuracy and precision with which measurements can be made. These issues are examined in this report.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
929123
Report Number(s):
SAND2008-0396
TRN: US200814%%4
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; REFLECTION; ACCURACY; ORIENTATION; PERFORMANCE TESTING; RADAR; Target recognition.; Synthetic Aperture Radar.; Radar cross sections.

Citation Formats

Doerry, Armin Walter. Reflectors for SAR performance testing.. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.2172/929123.
Doerry, Armin Walter. Reflectors for SAR performance testing.. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/929123
Doerry, Armin Walter. 2008. "Reflectors for SAR performance testing.". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/929123. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/929123.
@article{osti_929123,
title = {Reflectors for SAR performance testing.},
author = {Doerry, Armin Walter},
abstractNote = {Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) performance testing and estimation is facilitated by observing the system response to known target scene elements. Trihedral corner reflectors and other canonical targets play an important role because their Radar Cross Section (RCS) can be calculated analytically. However, reflector orientation and the proximity of the ground and mounting structures can significantly impact the accuracy and precision with which measurements can be made. These issues are examined in this report.},
doi = {10.2172/929123},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/929123}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2008},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2008}
}