Scattering From Two-Dimensional Objects of Varying Shape Combining the Method of Moments With the Stochastic Galerkin Method

Author

Zubac, Zdravko ; De Zutter, Daniel ; Vande Ginste, Dries

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium

Volume

62

Issue

9

fYear

2014

fDate

Sept. 2014

Firstpage

4852

Lastpage

4856

Abstract

In this communication, the combined field integral equation for perfect electrically conducting scatterers is combined with the stochastic Galerkin method (SGM) to model the impact of stochastic variations of the shape of the scatterer on the radar cross-section and on the induced current distribution. The SGM is compared to the stochastic collocation method (SCM) and it is shown that for a modest number of random variables the SGM is a good alternative to the SCM.

Keywords

Galerkin method; current distribution; electric field integral equations; electromagnetic wave scattering; method of moments; radar cross-sections; stochastic processes; MoM; SCM; SGM; combined field integral equation; induced current distribution; method of moments; perfect electrically conducting scatterers; radar cross-section; random variables; stochastic Galerkin method; stochastic collocation method; stochastic variations; two-dimensional object scattering; Integral equations; Method of moments; Polynomials; Random variables; Scattering; Stochastic processes; Strips; Method of moments (MoM); scattering; stochastic Galerkin method (SGM); stochastic collocation method (SCM);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAP.2014.2330583

Filename

6832577