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A background extraction technique for polarimetric RCS measurement

  • Beihang University

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Abstract

Background clutter is one of the major factors which degrade the accuracy in radar cross section (RCS) measurement. In this paper, a novel technique is proposed for simultaneous polarimetric background clutter extraction and target polarimetric scattering matrix (PSM) calibration is proposed. The technique deploys the fact that for any polarimetric channel, if the returned signals of a dihedral rotating around the radar line of sight (LOS) are sampled over an integer multiple of 180° rotation, the mathematic expectation of the dihedral signal samples as a function of the rotating angle is equal to zero. Numerical simulation demonstrates the excellent performance of the proposed technique.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 International Conference on Radar - Beyond Orthodoxy
Subtitle of host publicationNew Paradigms in Radar, RADAR 2013
Pages394-397
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 International Conference on Radar - Beyond Orthodoxy: New Paradigms in Radar, RADAR 2013 - Adelaide, SA, Australia
Duration: 9 Sep 201312 Sep 2013

Publication series

Name2013 International Conference on Radar - Beyond Orthodoxy: New Paradigms in Radar, RADAR 2013

Conference

Conference2013 International Conference on Radar - Beyond Orthodoxy: New Paradigms in Radar, RADAR 2013
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityAdelaide, SA
Period9/09/1312/09/13

Keywords

  • background extraction
  • polarimetric scattering matrix
  • polarimetry
  • radar cross section
  • radar target

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