• DocumentCode
    2146524
  • Title

    Physical optics formula for the radar cross section of finite cylindrical metallic shells with cubic spline profile

  • Author

    Vallecchi, Andrea

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Siena, Siena, Italy
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    8-14 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A closed-form representation of the physical optics (PO) field scattered in the far zone by finite metallic cylindrical shells with cubic-spline profile is derived in terms of incomplete cylindrical functions (ICFs). The proposed expression constitutes a useful tool for an accurate and numerically efficient prediction of the radar cross section (RCS) of targets with complex curved shapes.
  • Keywords
    radar cross-sections; shells (structures); splines (mathematics); cubic spline profile; finite cylindrical metallic shells; incomplete cylindrical functions; physical optics formula; radar cross section; Antennas and propagation; Approximation methods; Electromagnetic scattering; Physical optics; Radar cross section; Splines (mathematics);
  • 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.2012.6348782
  • Filename
    6348782