Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging With MATLAB Algorithms. Caner Ozdemir

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      Here, projected cross section is the cross‐sectional area of the object along the radar look‐angle direction. This gives the projected area of the illuminated region of the object by the incident wave. Reflectivity of the target gives the amount (percentage) of the intercepted and reradiated EM energy by the target. Directivity is the ratio of scattered energy in the radar direction to the scattered energy from an isotropic scatterer (such that this isotropic scattering is uniform in all directions).

      The value of RCS can be stated in different polarization of the incoming and outgoing EM wave. If the radar is transmitting in vertical (V) polarization, vertically polarized scattered energy is used for the determination of RCS. Similarly, if the radar is transmitting in horizontal (H) polarization, horizontally polarized scattered energy should be used for the calculation of RCS. The term SCS refers to all types of polarization for transmission and reception. Therefore, SCS presents the all possible polarization types, such as VV, VH, HV, and HH where the first letter is used for the transmitted and the second term is used for the received polarization of the EM wave and also for RCS.

      It is essential to point out that the RCS of an object is both angle dependent and frequency dependent. As the look angle toward a target changes, the projected cross section of that target generally changes. Depending on the structure and the material of the target, the reflectivity of the target might also change. Overall, the RCS of the target alters as the look angle varies. Similarly, if the frequency of the EM wave changes, the effective electrical size (or projected cross section) of the target changes as well. Furthermore, the EM reflectivity is also a frequency‐dependent quantity; therefore, the RCS of the target also varies as the frequency of the radar changes. Consequently, an RCS of an object is characterized together with the look angle and the particular frequency of operation. It is also important to note that RCS is independent of the target's distance from the radar. Therefore, the RCS of an object at different range distances is exactly the same.

      2.3.2 RCS of Simple‐Shaped Objects

Schematic illustration of values for perfectly conducting simple objects.

      2.3.3 RCS of Complex‐Shaped Objects

      As given in Figure 2.4, the calculation of canonical‐shaped objects can be analytically approximately formulated. On the other hand, RCS calculation or prediction of complexly shaped objects is usually a difficult task. There exist some numerical approaches by which to estimate the RCS from arbitrarily shaped object. Some full‐wave approaches based on electric field integral equation (EFIE) or magnetic field integral equation (MFIE) techniques (Balanis 1982; Ergül and Gürel 2005) are used to calculate the scattering from electrically small targets. The common numerical technique used to implement such approaches is the well‐known method of moment (MoM) (Ekelman and Thiele 1980) technique. MoM‐based techniques are computationally effective when the electrical size of the target is on the order of, at most, a few wavelengths. At high frequencies when the size of the scatterer is much greater than the wavelength, however, the computation burden of MoM becomes problematic such that the computation time and the computation memory requirements are not manageable in simulating the scattering from electrically large and complex targets such as tanks, airplanes, and ships.

Schematic illustration of RCS of an aircraft model at 2 GHz as a function of azimuth angles.

      1 First, the radar signal is generated with the help of the microwave generator (or source).

      2 Then the generated signal is transferred to the transmitter by means of transmission lines.

      3 The signal is sent out via the transmitting antenna.

      4 The radar wave travels in the air and reaches the target.

      5 Only some little portion of the transmitted radar signal is captured by the target and reflected back depending on the RCS value of the target.

      6 The reflected wave travels in the air, and only a small fraction of the reflected energy reaches back to the radar receiver.

      7 The receiver antenna captures some portion of this energy and passes it to the radar receiver.

      8 The radar receiver analyzes this scattered signal to obtain the information about the target that may include its location, velocity, direction, RCS, etc.

      The radar range equation is the mathematical expression that manifests the analysis of what happens to the signal strength while it goes through the above processes.

      2.4.1 Bistatic Case


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