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Figure 22. RCS pattern of a scale model of a 777 Boeing aircraft
obtained using the RCS and ISAR Measurement Training System.
Figure 23. In the ISAR imagery mode, the RCS and ISAR
Measurement Training System can produce images that show the
shape of a target (view of a 777-Boeing aircraft shown).
Figure 24. The RCS and ISAR Measurement Training System,
Model 8096-5
Figure 21. The RCS pattern of an actual aircraft can be obtained
by placing a reflective scale model on top of the low-RCS rotating
support of the RCS and ISAR Measurement Training System.
The system can generate RCS patterns of targets of
up to 75-cm (30-in) length when the longest pulse width
is used. The system can also generate high-resolution
ISAR images of much larger targets when the shortest
pulse width is used. Because the system is based on
pulse operation, it does not need to be operated in an
anechoic chamber or in an outdoor range. Background
clutter is rejected using time-gating and subtraction
techniques during the measurement process.
The RCS and ISAR Measurement Training System
includes a low-RCS target support to achieve precise
RCS measurements; a high-quality desktop computer
equipped with the necessary interface cards and
RCS measurement/ISAR imagery software; an
RCS/ISAR measurement interface module; a set of
accessories including a reflective scale model of a 777
Boeing aircraft; and a system user guide. Other
reflective scale models are optionally available. See
Optional Equipment for Models 8096-5 and 8096-8 in
this data sheet.
