Design of a Radar Signature Measurement Model of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Low Radar Signature.

Autor: van der Ven, Harmen, Escot Bocanegra, David, Álvarez González, JesÚs, İnal, Mehmet Erim, Altinoklu, Askin, Öztürk, Alper Kürşat, Jakobus, Ulrich, Osipov, Andrey, Lie-Svendsen, Øystein, Weinmann, Frank, Andersson, Åsa, Edefur, Henrik, Hall, Jan-Ove, Poyatos Martínez, David, Çiftçi, Tolga, Kostak, Şükrü Tarık
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Zdroj: Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal; Jun2024, Vol. 39 Issue 6, p478-489, 12p
Abstrakt: Existing databases of RCS benchmarks lack a complex, low-observable target. This paper describes the design of such a complex and low-observable measurement model. Starting point of the design is the so-called Muldicon model, developed by the NATO/STO/AVT panel. Hot spots of the original model are identified and treated with radar-absorbing materials. Simulations on the treated model demonstrate that the model is indeed low observable. The effect of the manufacturing process of 3D-printing and separable parts is assessed experimentally on a cone-sphere; the effect is found to be negligible. These results give confidence that the model, when built, satisfies the requirements of being complex and low observable; and that artefacts of the manufacturing process will not impair its signature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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