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Almond Test BodyThe invention is an almond shaped test body for use in measuring the performance characteristics of microwave anechoic chambers and for use as a support for components undergoing radar cross-section measurements. The novel aspect of this invention is its shape, which produces a large dynamic scattered field over large angular regions making the almond valuable for verifying the performance of microwave anechoic chambers. As a component mount, the almond exhibits a low return that does not perturb the measurement of the component and it simulates the backscatter characteristics of the component as if over an infinite ground plane.
Document ID
19890019301
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Dominek, Allen K. (Ohio State Univ. Columbus, OH, United States)
Wood, Richard M. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Gilreath, Melvin C. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
February 28, 1989
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Accession Number
89N28672
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-4,809,003|NASA-CASE-LAR-13747-1-CU
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-197191

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