A Thorough Analysis of Various Geometries for a Dynamic Calibration Target for Through-wall and Through-rubble Radar

Published

May 4, 2018

Author(s)

John R. Jendzurski, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Michael Harner, Ram Narayanan

Abstract

It is common practice to use a metal conducting sphere for radar calibration purposes. The aspect-independence of a sphere allows for a more accurate and repeatable calibration of a radar than using a nonspherical calibration artifact. In addition, the radar cross section (RCS) for scattering spheres is well-known and can be calculated fairly easily using far eld approximations. For Doppler radar testing, it is desired to apply these calibration advantages to a dynamic target. To accomplish this, a spherical polyhedron is investigated as the calibration target. This paper analyzes the scattering characteristics for various spherical polyhedral geometries. Each geometry is analyzed at 3.6 GHz in two states: contracted and expanded. For calibration purposes, it is desired that the target have a consistent monostatic RCS over the entirety of its surface. The RCS of each spherical polyhedral is analyzed and an optimized geometry, for calibration purposes, is chosen.

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Proceedings of SPIE Defense and Security Symposium

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Keywords

RCS, calibration, monostatic, through-wall, through-rubble, human, respiration, heartbeat, radar

Citation

Jendzurski, J. , Paulter, N. , Harner, M. and Narayanan, R. (2018), A Thorough Analysis of Various Geometries for a Dynamic Calibration Target for Through-wall and Through-rubble Radar, Proceedings of SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925784 (Accessed October 11, 2024)