Cylindrically Curved Checkerboard Surfaces for Radar Cross-Section Reduction

Cylindrically Curved Checkerboard Surfaces for Radar Cross-Section Reduction

Checkerboard surfaces, for radar cross-section (RCS) reduction, utilizing artificial magnetic conductor structures on flexible cylindrically curved ground planes are introduced. The RCSs of cylindrical checkerboard surfaces are examined for two different radii of curvature. Wideband curved checkerbo...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters 2018-02, Vol.17 (2), p.343-346
Hauptverfasser: Chen, Wengang, Balanis, Constantine A., Birtcher, Craig R., Modi, Anuj Y.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Artificial magnetic conductor (AMC)
Backscatter
Backscattering
Bandwidth
Broadband
Computer architecture
Conductors
curved checkerboard surfaces
Defense industry
Frequency measurement
Military helicopters
Radar cross sections
radar cross-section (RCS) reduction
Radius of curvature
Reduction
Surface impedance
Surface waves
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Zusammenfassung:Checkerboard surfaces, for radar cross-section (RCS) reduction, utilizing artificial magnetic conductor structures on flexible cylindrically curved ground planes are introduced. The RCSs of cylindrical checkerboard surfaces are examined for two different radii of curvature. Wideband curved checkerboard surfaces are evaluated under normal incidence for HH and VV polarizations. Simulated bistatic RCS patterns of the cylindrical checkerboard surfaces are presented, discussed, and justified, and the backscattering is compared with measurements. A very good agreement is observed.
ISSN:1536-1225
1548-5757
DOI:10.1109/LAWP.2018.2789906