Radar absorbing material (RAM) and shaping on radar cross section reduction of dihedral corners

Author

Peixoto, G.G. ; de Paula, A.L. ; Andrade, L.A. ; Lopes, C.M.A. ; Rezende, M.C.

Author_Institution

Inst. de Aeronaut. e Espaco, Centro Tecnico Aerospacial, Brazil

fYear

2005

fDate

25-28 July 2005

Firstpage

460

Lastpage

463

Abstract

How far can a radar system detect an object depends the radar cross section (RCS) of the target. Corner reflectors are the major scattering centers in the radar signatures of vehicles. The monostatic return from such structures can be reduced by ensuring that surfaces never meet at right angles and by application of radar absorbing materials (RAM). This paper deals with the RCS reduction of dihedrals by shaping and by application of RAM. RCS from dihedrals were compared before and after the application of radar absorbing coating. RAM is based on conductive carbon black dispersed in rubber matrix.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave scattering; radar cross-sections; conductive carbon black; dihedral corners; radar absorbing material; radar cross section reduction; rubber matrix; scattering centers; Coatings; Length measurement; Marine vehicles; Optical polarization; Physical optics; Radar cross section; Radar detection; Rubber; Sea measurements; Tail;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics, 2005 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9341-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMOC.2005.1580044

Filename

1580044