Radar cross section self-test
US6404383B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/412
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for self-determining a radar signature of a target in which the target has a radar transceiver. The target is positioned at a predetermined distance from a reflective surface, such a flat metal surface, and the transceiver is used to transmit an energy signal toward the reflective surface. The reflective surface is positioned to reflect the energy signal back toward the target. Energy reaching the target reflects from component parts of the target back toward the reflective surface which reflects the energy back toward the target again where the transceiver receives the returned energy and calculates a radar signature indicative of the returned energy signal.
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