Title :
RCS reduction of trihedral corner reflectors using SCS technique
Author :
Mathew, T. ; Stephen, D.S. ; Aanandan, C.K. ; Mohanan, P. ; Nair, K.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Cochin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., India
Abstract :
Corner reflectors form the major scattering centers in the radar signatures of ships, aircrafts and vehicles. The reduction of the radar cross section (RCS) of these "flare spots" plays an important role in the design of these objects with reduced detectability in a radar. This paper deals with reduction of RCS of a triangular trihedral corner reflector, using the simulated corrugated surface (SCS) technique. Appreciably good RCS reduction has been achieved over a wide angular range of azimuths and elevations.
Keywords :
backscatter; electromagnetic wave reflection; radar applications; radar cross-sections; RCS reduction; SCS technique; aircrafts; azimuths; backscattering cross section; elevations; flare spot; radar signatures; reduced radar detectability; scattering centers; ships; simulated corrugated surface; triangular trihedral corner reflector; vehicles; wide angular range; Aircraft manufacture; Azimuth; Backscatter; Calibration; Corrugated surfaces; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic scattering; Marine vehicles; Radar cross section; Radar scattering;
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.1994.408020
