• DocumentCode
    777386
  • Title

    Calculation of the RCS from the double reflection between planar facets and curved surfaces

  • Author

    De Adana, F. Saez ; Nieves, S. ; García, E. ; González, I. ; Gutièrrez, O. ; Cátedra, M.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. Teoria de la Senal y Comunicaciones, Univ. de Alcala, Madrid, Spain
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    9/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2509
  • Lastpage
    2512
  • Abstract
    A method to obtain the contribution to the monostatic radar cross section (RCS) due to double reflections between plane facets and curved surfaces is presented. This method is applied to arbitrary targets modeled by NURBS (non-uniform rational B-spline) surfaces. The method developed is a combination of geometrical optics (GO) and the stationary phase method (SPM).
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic wave reflection; electromagnetic wave scattering; geometrical optics; radar cross-sections; radar theory; splines (mathematics); NURBS surfaces; RCS; curved surfaces; double reflection; geometrical optics; monostatic radar cross section; planar facets; scattering mechanisms; stationary phase method; Fresnel reflection; Geometrical optics; Optical reflection; Physical optics; Radar cross section; Scanning probe microscopy; Spline; Surface reconstruction; Surface topography; Surface treatment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2003.816645
  • Filename
    1229929