Passive RCS Enhancer Field of View Study

Gray, D. and Le Kernec, J. (2023) Passive RCS Enhancer Field of View Study. In: IEICE Technical Committee on Antennas and Propagation (AP), Kochi, Japan, 28-29 Sep 2023, pp. 36-41.

Abstract

Passive radar cross section enhancers are used to increase the return from small targets like fishing boats, as well as as standards for radar systems’ calibration. Alignment of small enhancers is difficult at high mm-wave due to the small physical size. To better understand the scan loss of a commonly used trihedral reflector, it was studied using a commercially available antenna simulator. It gave 7dBm2 or better across a ±12° arc with 2dB variation. An equivalent area disk gave 13dBm2 on axis only, while a spherical lens reflector gave the same RCS across a ±25° arc with 0.4dB variation.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Keywords: passive RCS enhancers, corner reflector.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Gray, Dr Derek and Le Kernec, Dr Julien
• Authors: Gray, D., and Le Kernec, J.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering; College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity
• ISSN: 2432-6380
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 by IEICE
• First Published: First published in IEICE Technical Report 123(194):36-41
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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