Electromagnetic scattering from a flat plate with rim loading and RAM saving

The problem of electromagnetic scattering from a plate with a rim loading for transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) polarizations is investigated. The analysis is based on the work of R. Tiberio et al. (ibid., vol.AP-33, no.8, p.867-73, 1985) on the uniform geometrical theory of diffraction analysis of a wedge with two face impedances. The two-dimensional field is converted into three-dimensional field using Siegel´s 2-D to 3-D conversion formula. The corner effects are neglected. The width of the coating around the edges which gives the same result as a uniformly coated plate of the same size is estimated. Hence, the percentage of saving of radar-absorbing material (RAM) can also be estimated for practical application in radar cross-section (RCS) reduction problems