Characterization of target camouflage structures by means of different microwave imaging procedures

Christian Inaebnit; Marc-Andre John; Uwe Aulenbacher; Zeynrep Akyol; Rudolf Hueppi; Peter Wellig

doi:10.1117/12.820170

29 April 2009 Characterization of target camouflage structures by means of different microwave imaging procedures

Christian Inaebnit, Marc-Andre John, Uwe Aulenbacher, Zeynrep Akyol, Rudolf Hueppi, Peter Wellig

Proceedings Volume 7308, Radar Sensor Technology XIII; 730819 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820170
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

This paper presents two different test methods for camouflage layers (CL) like nets or foam based structures. The effectiveness of CL in preventing radar detection and recognition of targets depends on the interaction of CL properties as absorption and diffuse scattering with target specific scattering properties. This fact is taken into account by representing target backscattering as interference of different types of GTD contributions and evaluating the impact of CL onto these individual contributions separately. The first method investigates how a CL under test alters these individual scattering contributions and which "new" contributions are produced by "self-scattering" at the CL. This information is gained by applying ISAR imaging technique to a test structure with different types of scattering contributions. The second test method aims for separating the effects of absorption and "diffuse scattering" in case of a planar metallic plate covered by CL. For this, the equivalent source distribution in the plane of the CL is reconstructed from bistatic scattering data. Both test methods were verified by experimental results obtained from X-band measurements at different CL and proved to be well suited for an application specific evaluation of camouflage structures from different manufacturers.

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Christian Inaebnit, Marc-Andre John, Uwe Aulenbacher, Zeynrep Akyol, Rudolf Hueppi, and Peter Wellig "Characterization of target camouflage structures by means of different microwave imaging procedures", Proc. SPIE 7308, Radar Sensor Technology XIII, 730819 (29 April 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820170

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