Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1994. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2009-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1994.407766
