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Table 2 Simulated BRCS and FSCS for a selection of targets in various scattering regimes

From: Signal characterisation and processing in the forward scatter mode of bistatic passive coherent location systems

 

RCS, dBsm

BR (β = 900)/ FSR (β = 1800)

λ →

3.0 m

1.5 m

0.75 m

0.3 m

0.1 m

f →

100 MHz

200 MHz

400 MHz

1 GHz

3 GHz

Targets, L (m), H (m), V ( m/s)

     

Human

6.2/7.6

7.3/11.1

7.6/15.6

11.6/22.0

15.4/33.2

  L = 0.5, H = 1.8, V = 1.0

(R)

(M)

(M)

(O)

(O)

Vehicle, LR Discovery

9.7/22.5

7.6/28.2

−7.4/34.1

5.4/41.0

-

  L = 4.8, H = 2.2 , V = 10

(R/M)

(M)

(sub-O)

(O)

Inflatable boat

0.6/2.7

−1.3/6.8

−9.4/13.0

−6.6/21.4

−7.3/40.3

  L = 2.3, H = 1, V = 5

(R)

(M)

(Sub-O)

(O)

(O)

Missile

2.9/8.9

1.6/15.3

−8.0/22.6

−6.1/29.0

−3.2/45.0

  L = 3.6, H = 0.5, V = 200

(R/M)

(M)

(Sub-O)

(O)

(O)

UAV Predator

4.4/17.6

2.0/23.5

−1.6/32.9

−3.0/60.0

-

  L = 8.4, H = 2, V = 50

(M)

(O)

(O)

(O)