Title :
Physical optics formula for the radar cross section of finite cylindrical metallic shells with cubic spline profile
Author :
Vallecchi, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Siena, Siena, Italy
Abstract :
A closed-form representation of the physical optics (PO) field scattered in the far zone by finite metallic cylindrical shells with cubic-spline profile is derived in terms of incomplete cylindrical functions (ICFs). The proposed expression constitutes a useful tool for an accurate and numerically efficient prediction of the radar cross section (RCS) of targets with complex curved shapes.
Keywords :
radar cross-sections; shells (structures); splines (mathematics); cubic spline profile; finite cylindrical metallic shells; incomplete cylindrical functions; physical optics formula; radar cross section; Antennas and propagation; Approximation methods; Electromagnetic scattering; Physical optics; Radar cross section; Splines (mathematics);
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6348782
