MULTIPOINT TARGET RADIO FREQUENCY AUGMENTATION

THE PROGRAM EXAMINES THE MAJOR DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN DECISIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTIVE DUAL SOURCE MULTIPOINT TARGET RF AUGMENTOR FOR RADAR SIGNATURE ENHANCEMENT OF SMALL MISSILE-TYPE TEST TARGETS. THE EFFORT CONDUCTS THE TARGET AND INSTALLATION RESEARCH; DEFINES THE OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES; DEFINES LARGE TARGET RF SIGNATURES; SELECTS AN AUGMENTATION SYSTEM DESIGN APPROACH; DETERMINES THE PERFORMANCE AND TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY; AND DEFINES A PROTORYPE DESIGN, SPECIFICATION, AND PLAN FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. THE PROJECT UTILIZES A DUAL SOURCE ACTIVE RF AUGMENTOR DESIGN WITH SPACE TRANSMIT ANTENNAS. THE SYSTEM DESIGN PROVIDES THE CAPABILITY TO MODULATE THE RADAR RESPONSE AND ENHANCE ITS CHARACTERISTICS USING RF AMPLIFICATION (TARGET GAIN), RANGE NOISE, DOPPLER MODULATION, AMPLITUDE MODULATION, AND PHASE AND AMPLITUDE PHASE-FRONT DISTORTION TECHNIQUES.