The Compact RCS / Antenna Range at MIT Lincoln Laboratory

A new compact range with a state-of-the-art instrumentation system was installed at Lincoln Laboratory and is currently in use. This paper describes the chamber with varied-height absorber, the rolled-edge reflector and instrumentation system. Recently acquired target supports are also described, in...

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Main Author: Shields, Michael W. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Lincoln Laboratory (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011-03-10T20:24:51Z.
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Summary:A new compact range with a state-of-the-art instrumentation system was installed at Lincoln Laboratory and is currently in use. This paper describes the chamber with varied-height absorber, the rolled-edge reflector and instrumentation system. Recently acquired target supports are also described, including a low-RCS,"ogive" tower with a low RCS positioner.
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