Title :
Xpatch 4: the next generation in high frequency electromagnetic modeling and simulation software
Author :
Andersh, D. ; Moore, J. ; Kosanovich, S. ; Kapp, D. ; Bhalla, R. ; Kipp, R. ; Courtney, T. ; Nolan, A. ; German, F. ; Cook, J. ; Hughes, J.
Abstract :
Xpatch, developed at SAIC-DEMACO under the leadership of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has become the premier high frequency simulation code suite for radar signature predictions. Xpatch applies the shooting and bouncing ray (SBR) method to realistic 3D targets in order to generate 0D through 3D radar signatures. The Xpatch prediction codes and analysis tools for measured and predicted radar cross section (RCS), high resolution range profile (HRR), and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery are unparalleled in accuracy and speed across industry and the government. The Xpatch toolset is the basis for multiple DoD programs and is used by over 420 organizations across the USA
Keywords :
digital simulation; radar computing; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; radar resolution; synthetic aperture radar; AFRL; Air Force Research Laboratory; DoD programs; HRR; RCS; SAIC-DEMACO; SAR imagery; SBR method; USA; Xpatch 4; high frequency electromagnetic modeling; high resolution range profile; radar cross section; radar signature predictions; realistic 3D targets; shooting and bouncing ray method; simulation software; synthetic aperture radar; Electromagnetic forces; Frequency; Image analysis; Image resolution; Laboratories; Predictive models; Radar cross section; Radar imaging; Synthetic aperture radar; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2000. The Record of the IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Alexandria, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5776-0
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2000.851945
