DocumentCode
787531
Title
Radar Cross Section (RCS) Modeling and Simulation, Part 2: A Novel FDTD-Based RCS Prediction Virtual Tool for the Resonance Regime
Author
Cakir, Gonca ; Cakir, Mustafa ; Sevgi, Levent
Author_Institution
Electron. & Commun. Eng. Dept., Kocaeli Univ., Kocaeli
Volume
50
Issue
2
fYear
2008
fDate
4/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
81
Lastpage
94
Abstract
A novel FDTD-based virtual radar cross section (RCS) prediction tool is introduced. Characteristic examples using simple three-dimensional structures, as well as more-realistic complex air and surface targets, are presented. The virtual tool automatically constructs a wire-grid model of the structure under investigation. It is therefore also possible to compare FDTD results against MoM-based NEC (Numerical Electromagnetics Code) data. It is shown that this virtual tool can be used for both educational and research purposes.
Keywords
Electromagnetic scattering; Finite difference methods; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; National electric code; Predictive models; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Resonance; Time domain analysis;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1045-9243
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAP.2008.4562259
Filename
4562259
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