Development of a frequency-domain electromagnetic scattering measurement system

This thesis describes the development of a system for measuring frequency-domain scattered fields in the Transient Electromagnetic Scattering Range at the Naval Postgraduate School. The new system employs a stepped- frequency Cw waveform and utilizes an HP-8510B network analyzer as an RF front- end and a coherent receiver. A pair of AEL H1498 antennas was installed to cover a frequency range of 2 GHz to 18 GHz. An HP-82300C BASIC Language Processor was installed on a COMPAQ Deskpro-386 PC, and an HP-BASIC program was developed for remote control of the HP-8510B with data acquisition over the HPIB bus. A post- processing algorithm was created using MatLab for background subtraction, calibration, and deconvolution. A set of RCS measurements was made using various size spheres, and the postprocessing outputs were compared to computed values. Good agreement between these measurements and computed data indicates excellent accuracy of the measurement system and valid operations of the postprocessing algorithm.

Department dc:contributor.department

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School

Year dc:date.issued

1993

Author dc:creator

• Oh, Kenneth K.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Morgan, Michael A.

Statement dc:rights

• This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10945/39727

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/39727