A method for calibrating multifuncional measuring systems on the ground-to-air highway using a Luneberg lens mounted on a UAV

A.N. Kocherov; A.V. Nikitin; A.A. Epsilov; A.S. Konchikhin; D.L. Dobrynin; V.N. Myazin; G.A. Shevchenko

doi:10.18127/j00338486-202605-04

A method for calibrating multifuncional measuring systems on the ground-to-air highway using a Luneberg lens mounted on a UAV

A.N. Kocherov¹, A.V. Nikitin², A.A. Epsilov³, A.S. Konchikhin⁴, D.L. Dobrynin⁵, V.N. Myazin⁶, G.A. Shevchenko⁷

research article UDC 621.396 Pages: 34-41 doi.org/10.18127/j00338486-202605-04

^1,2,3,4 JSC “CNIRTI named after academician A.I. Berg” (Moscow, Russia)
^5,6,7 Central Research Institute of Electronic Warfare of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Voronezh, Russia)

Keywords: Backscatter diagram the Luneberg lens radar radar visibility radar measuring system radar characteristics the reference reflector effective scattering surface

Abstract

The article analyzes the method for calibrating a multifunctional measuring complex (MMC) designed for experimental evaluation of radar cross-section (RCS) characteristics of aircraft samples (AS) in real-time flights on a ground-to-air path, using a Luneburg lens positioned within the MMC's woking zone by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A review of the experience of using various simple geometric bodies as reference reflectors (RR) for MMC calibration is presented, taking into account the specific features of conducting measurements under real flight conditions. The results of testing a prototype of the RR based on a small-sized Luneburg lens using various types of UAVs are demonstrated.

Received: 30.03.2026
Approved after review: 15.04.2026
Accepted: 30.04.2026

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Кочеров А.Н., Никитин А.В., Епсилов А.А., Кончихин А.С., Добрынин Д.Л., Мязин В.Н., Шевченко Г.А. Способ калибровки многофункциональных измерительных комплексов на трассе «земля - воздух» с помощью линзы Люнеберга, установленной на БПЛА // Радиотехника. 2026. Т. 90. № 5. С. 34-41. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18127/j00338486-202605-04

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