Scattering from a perfectly conducting cube

The cube epitomizes the complex, three-dimensional scatterer with its multiple interactions and vertex diffraction playing a critical part in the far-field patterns of some bistatic planes. the results presented are for a cube on the order of 1.5-3 wavelengths on edge which is illuminated by a plane wave at broadside incidence. The method employed is the hybrid iterative method (HIM) which utilizes an initial approximation of the surface currents on the cube faces. These currents are inserted into the magnetic-field integral equation (MFIE) to produce improved or updated approximations to these surface currents. This process is repeated to convergence by the method of successive approximations. These currents are then used to find the bistatic radar cross section (RCS) for an arbitrary plane of measurement (emphasis has been placed upon the H-plane and the E-plane). Of particular interest is the development of cross-polarized currents, which are initially approximated by zero. As the iteration process progresses, it is seen that all physical scattering processes present in this body are introduced by enforcing the MFIE