Small Boat Retro-reflectors

Gray, D., Thornton, J. and Le Kernec, J. (2023) Small Boat Retro-reflectors. In: International Conference on Radar Systems (RADAR 2022), Edinburgh, UK, 24 - 27 October 2022, ISBN 9781839537776 (doi: 10.1049/icp.2022.2331)

Abstract

Arrays of 8 trihedral corner-reflectors and arrays of 3 spherical lens retro reflectors were assessed against the ISO standard for 9.41 GHz maritime passive RCS enhancers. The trihedral array gave coverage for a third of the horizontal plane. In contrast an array of three ε r =2.3 homogeneous spherical lenses with optimised air gap between lens and reflector cap gave full horizontal plane coverage above the RCS requirement as a low cost alternative to the Luneburg lenses presently in the market.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Gray, Dr Derek and Le Kernec, Dr Julien
• Authors: Gray, D., Thornton, J., and Le Kernec, J.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity
• ISBN: 9781839537776
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2023
• First Published: First published in International Conference on Radar Systems (RADAR 2022)
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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