Error Analysis of Relative Calibration for RCS Measurement on Ground Plane Range
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摘要: 地面平面场是用于进行全尺寸或缩比目标模型静态散射特性测量的室外场地。该文从地面平面场的特点入手,分析了在进行目标雷达散射截面(RCS)测量时,目标和定标体因受到测量环境影响而产生的定标误差。在简要阐述地面平面场中的异地定标技术的基础上,综合考虑地面反射和天线方向性两方面的因素,研究了定标体回波强度与放置位置的关系,分析了地面平面场与自由空间的定标之间的差异以及由此所带来的测量误差。最后,通过计算机仿真得到了异地定标误差随定标体测量距离、测量频率以及天线波束宽度的变化规律。通常情况下,定标体放置在靠近目标的位置有利于减小异地定标误差。Abstract: Ground plane range is a kind of outdoor Radar Cross Section (RCS) test range used for static measurement of full-size or scaled targets. Starting from the characteristics of ground plane range, the impact of environments on targets and calibrators is analyzed during calibration in the RCS measurements. The error of relative calibration produced by the different illumination of target and calibrator is studied. The relative calibration technique used in ground plane range is to place the calibrator on a fixed and auxiliary pylon somewhere between the radar and the target under test. By considering the effect of ground reflection and antenna pattern, the relationship between the magnitude of echoes and the position of calibrator is discussed. According to the different distances between the calibrator and target, the difference between free space and ground plane range is studied and the error of relative calibration is calculated. Numerical simulation results are presented with useful conclusions. The relative calibration error varies with the position of calibrator, frequency and antenna beam width. In most case, set calibrator close to the target may keep the error under control.
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Key words:
- Radar Cross Section (RCS) measurement /
- Calibration /
- Error /
- Ground plane range /
- Multipath effect
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