RCS measurements of plate geometries with theoretical verification

Polka, L.A.; Birtcher, Craig R.; Balanis, C.A.

doi:10.1109/aps.1991.175033

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“…Some papers related to RCS measurement of different targets can be found in the state-of-the-art literature [1][2][3][4][5][6]. In most of them, simple targets, such as metallic spheres, flat plates, or cylinders, were experimentally evaluated in order to validate a particular EM modelling method [1,2]. However, just a few studies have been dedicated to the experimental characterization of complex targets for radar detection applications in traffic scenarios.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As previously mentioned, many references related to measurement of the RCS response of different targets can be found in the state-of-the-art literature. However, most of them were calculated in the far-field range [1][2][3], but the targets must be analyzed in the near-field range for a traffic scenario. Therefore, an efficient, reliable, and accurate methodology based on EM simulations can be considered as a good option to characterize typical targets presented in real traffic scenarios.…”

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EM Modelling of Monostatic RCS for Different Complex Targets in the Near-Field Range: Experimental Evaluation for Traffic Applications

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An evaluation of monostatic radar cross section (RCS) response in the near-field range was performed for several targets with different and complex topologies. The main objective was to provide and validate an efficient tool based on electromagnetic (EM) simulations to characterize a traffic scenario. Thus, a novel method based on the combination of geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) and physical optics (PO) was used to estimate RCS, and the results were compared with the method of moments (MoM) methodology. The simulations were experimentally validated using a commercial vehicular frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar at 24 GHz. With this simple measurement system, RCS measurements can be made using an easier and cheaper process to obtain RCS response in the near-field range, which is the most usual situation for traffic applications. A reasonable agreement between the measurements and the EM simulations was observed, validating the proposed methodology in order to efficiently characterize the RCS of targets typically found in real traffic scenarios.

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