A 100,000 Scale Factor Radar Range
dc.contributor.author | Blanche, Pierre-Alexandre | |
dc.contributor.author | Neifeld, Mark | |
dc.contributor.author | Peyghambarian, Nasser | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-31T18:19:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-31T18:19:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-12-19 | |
dc.identifier.citation | A 100,000 Scale Factor Radar Range 2017, 7 (1) Scientific Reports | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2045-2322 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 29259283 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41598-017-18131-1 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626476 | |
dc.description.abstract | The radar cross section of an object is an important electromagnetic property that is often measured in anechoic chambers. However, for very large and complex structures such as ships or sea and land clutters, this common approach is not practical. The use of computer simulations is also not viable since it would take many years of computational time to model and predict the radar characteristics of such large objects. We have now devised a new scaling technique to overcome these difficulties, and make accurate measurements of the radar cross section of large items. In this article we demonstrate that by reducing the scale of the model by a factor 100,000, and using near infrared wavelength, the radar cross section can be determined in a tabletop setup. The accuracy of the method is compared to simulations, and an example of measurement is provided on a 1mm highly detailed model of a ship. The advantages of this scaling approach is its versatility, and the possibility to perform fast, convenient, and inexpensive measurements. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | NSF ERC CIAN [EEC-0812072]; NSF PFI:AIR-TT [1640329]; Office of Naval Research [N00014-14-1-0505] | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | en |
dc.relation.url | http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-18131-1 | en |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2017. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | en |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.title | A 100,000 Scale Factor Radar Range | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Univ Arizona, Coll Opt Sci | en |
dc.identifier.journal | Scientific Reports | en |
dc.description.collectioninformation | This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu. | en |
dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-05-29T11:13:01Z | |
html.description.abstract | The radar cross section of an object is an important electromagnetic property that is often measured in anechoic chambers. However, for very large and complex structures such as ships or sea and land clutters, this common approach is not practical. The use of computer simulations is also not viable since it would take many years of computational time to model and predict the radar characteristics of such large objects. We have now devised a new scaling technique to overcome these difficulties, and make accurate measurements of the radar cross section of large items. In this article we demonstrate that by reducing the scale of the model by a factor 100,000, and using near infrared wavelength, the radar cross section can be determined in a tabletop setup. The accuracy of the method is compared to simulations, and an example of measurement is provided on a 1mm highly detailed model of a ship. The advantages of this scaling approach is its versatility, and the possibility to perform fast, convenient, and inexpensive measurements. |