TALONS 95 GHz radar sensor for autonomous landing guidance |
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| Authors: | Koester KL Vaillancourt W |
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| Institution: | Norden Syst. Inc., Norwalk, CT; |
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| Abstract: | Ground tests of the TALONS (tactical avionics for low-level navigation and strike) 95-GHz radar sensor are reported. Radar backscatter data were taken for a runway/taxiway system at realistic depression angles in various weather conditions to determine the effects of precipitation and fog. The data were analyzed and utilized to produce radar imagery. Radar cross-sections of several tactical targets were also measured. It was found that the conditions encountered during the test program were virtually transparent to 95-GHz energy at the detection ranges required for landing guidance |
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