Ground-based Measurement

SPC's truck-mobile radar is capable of manual range and angle tracking to support measurements of dynamic targets. Measurements with the truck-mobile MkIV radar have included radar signatures tests against dynamic helicopters, boats and ships. Static tests include measurements of aircraft, missiles, UAVs, tanks and trucks, as well as Doppler measurements of explosive interceptors and collision fragments. Recent work in this field has included:

Signature Data of Mobile Ground Targets

Data collection from SS21 on rotating table with radar on a tower. Images shown are X-band, HH polarization with 600 MHz of bandwidth.

Rocket Sled Kill Assessment Measurements

Broad-band kill assessment measurements from high-speed impact rocket sled tests. The radar is situated close to the impact point and operated remotely.

Photo of collision

Doppler-Time-Intensity

U.S. Navy RCS Measurements

The U.S. Navy Radar Cross Section Measurement Ranges (located in Dam Neck, Virginia and San Diego, California) are examples of full, turn-key, dynamic-target radar measurement systems manufactured by SPC.

Each shore-based 8- to 18-GHz system is capable of tracking a target while displaying and storing calibrated radar signature measurements. SPC's MkV radar is the core component of these measurement systems.

Each system has a two-foot, dual-polarized, parabolic measurement antenna and boresighted video camera mounted to provide an unobstructed view of the test range, and to view a radar calibration target.

In a single run, the MkV radar is capable of acquiring data for X and Ku bands, and for horizontal and vertical polarization. The MkV waveform table allows preprograming of multiple frequency tables. Each frequency table has a sampling rate optimized for use within specified target-range limits.