XLCAT-a numerical RCS chamber simulation

Author

Cable, V. ; Luebbers, R. ; Penny, C. ; Langdon, S. ; Schuster, J.

Author_Institution

Lockheed Adv. Dev. Co., Palmdale, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

20-24 June 1994

Firstpage

246

Abstract

This paper describes a new software package which simulates the low frequency performance of an RCS compact range or tapered chamber. The package is called X-Window Large Chamber Analysis Tool (XLCAT) and is currently under development by Lockheed Advanced Development Company and Penn State University. XLCAT allows the user to simulate inside the computer a full-size 3D chamber, complete with absorber, feed, reflectors, target and supports. A time-domain visualization (video tape) of the propagation and diffraction of fields inside a large RCS anechoic chamber was shown.<>

Keywords

anechoic chambers; antenna testing; digital simulation; electrical engineering computing; radar computing; radar cross-sections; simulation; software packages; user interfaces; Lockheed Advanced Development Company; Penn State University; RCS anechoic chamber; RCS compact range; X-Window Large Chamber Analysis Tool; XLCAT; absorber; diffraction fields; feed; full-size 3D chamber; low frequency performance; numerical RCS chamber simulation; propagation fields; reflectors; software package; supports; tapered chamber; target; time-domain visualization; video tape; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Diffraction; Feeds; Frequency; Numerical simulation; Packaging; Software packages; Time domain analysis; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1994. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2009-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1994.407766

Filename

407766