A signature correlation study of ground target VHF/UHF ISAR imagery

Andrew J. Gatesman; Christopher J. Beaudoin; Robert H. Giles; William T. Kersey; Jerry Waldman; Steve Carter; William E. Nixon

doi:10.1117/12.487009

12 September 2003 A signature correlation study of ground target VHF/UHF ISAR imagery

Andrew J. Gatesman, Christopher J. Beaudoin, Robert H. Giles, William T. Kersey, Jerry Waldman, Steve Carter, William E. Nixon

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Proceedings Volume 5095, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery X; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487009
Event: AeroSense 2003, 2003, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

VV and HH-polarized radar signatures of several ground targets were acquired in the VHF/UHF band (171-342 MHz) by using 1/35th scale models and an indoor radar range operating from 6 to 12 GHz. Data were processed into medianized radar cross sections as well as focused, ISAR imagery. Measurement validation was confirmed by comparing the radar cross section of a test object with a method of moments radar cross section prediction code. The signatures of several vehicles from three vehicle classes (tanks, trunks, and TELs) were measured and a signature cross-correlation study was performed. The VHF/UHF band is currently being exploited for its foliage penetration ability, however, the coarse image resolution which results from the relatively long radar wavelengths suggests a more challenging target recognition problem. One of the study's goals was to determine the amount of unique signature content in VHF/UHF ISAR imagery of military ground vehicles. Open-field signatures are compared with each other as well as with simplified shapes of similar size. Signatures were also acquired on one vehicle in a variety of configurations to determine the impact of monitor target variations on the signature content at these frequencies.

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Andrew J. Gatesman, Christopher J. Beaudoin, Robert H. Giles, William T. Kersey, Jerry Waldman, Steve Carter, and William E. Nixon "A signature correlation study of ground target VHF/UHF ISAR imagery", Proc. SPIE 5095, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery X, (12 September 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487009

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