Radar Cross Section (Scitech Radar and Defense) (Radar, Sonar and Navigation) - Softcover

Knott, Eugene F.; Schaeffer, John F.; Tulley, Michael T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891121251 ISBN 13: 9781891121258

Publisher: SciTech Publishing Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Radar cross section (RCS) is a comparison of two radar signal strengths. One is the strength of the radar beam sweeping over a target, the other is the strength of the reflected echo sensed by the receiver. This book shows how the RCS gauge can be predicted for theoretical objects and how it can be measured for real targets. Predicting RCS is not easy, even for simple objects like spheres or cylinders, but this book explains the two exact forms of theory so well that even a novice will understand enough to make close predictions. Weapons systems developers are keenly interested in reducing the RCS of their platforms. The two most practical ways to reduce RCS are shaping and absorption. This book explains both in great detail, especially in the design, evaluation, and selection of radar absorbers. There is also great detail on the design and employment of indoor and outdoor test ranges for scale models or for full-scale targets (such as aircraft). In essence, this book covers everything you need to know about RCS, from what it is, how to predict and measure, and how to test targets (indoors and out), and how to beat it.

About this title

About the Author:

Eugene F. Knott received his MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1966. He spent 16 years at the University of Michigan Radiation Laboratory conducting RCS measurements of lab models and developing prediction models and moved on to the Georgia Institute of Technology extending similar models and conducting feasibility programs. His entire career has been spent in RCS-related programs.

About this edition

• Publisher: SciTech Publishing Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1891121251
• ISBN 13: 9781891121258
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 626