Efficient RCS analysis of complex targets on infinite ground plane

Author

Lozano, Lorena ; González, Iván ; Algar, Ma Jesús ; Cátedra, Felipe

Author_Institution

Dipt. Cienc. de la Comput., Univ. de Alcala, Madrid, Spain

fYear

2012

fDate

8-14 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

An approach for computing efficiently monostatic and/or bistatic radar cross section of complex target on an infinite perfect electric conductor or dielectric ground plane is presented. The approach is based on Physical Optics and Equivalent Currents Method together with the Image Theory. The last one is used to obtain the scattering from the target above the ground plane, avoiding to model the infinite ground plane. In order to consider realistic targets composed of dielectric or perfect electric conductor, they are modeled by parametric surfaces (NURBS).

Keywords

conductors (electric); electromagnetic wave scattering; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; radar tracking; splines (mathematics); target tracking; NURBS; RCS analysis; bistatic radar cross section; complex target; dielectric conductor; dielectric ground plane; equivalent currents method; image theory; infinite ground plane; infinite perfect electric conductor; monostatic radar cross section; parametric surface; physical optics; scattering; Dielectrics; Marine vehicles; Reflection; Scattering; Splines (mathematics); Surface topography;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0461-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2012.6348783

Filename

6348783