GRECO: graphical electromagnetic computing for RCS prediction in real time
An innovative approach to computing the high-frequency radar cross sections (RCSs) of complex radar targets in real time, using a 3-D graphics workstation, is presented. The target (typically, an aircraft) is modeled with the I-IDEAS solid-modeling software, using a parametric-surface approach. The...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1993 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1761 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/1761 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Radar -- Equipment and supplies Electrical engineering Aircrafts CPU time Computer graphics Complex radar targets Engineering workstations Graphical electromagnetic computing Graphics hardware High-frequency radar cross section I-IDEAS solid modeling software Image processing Impedance boundary condition Method of equivalent currents Physical optics Physical theory of diffraction Radar cross-sections Real time RCS predictor 3-D graphics workstation GRECO HF-RCS IBC PO PTD Radar -- Instruments i instal.lacions Radar -- Teoria Enginyeria elèctrica -- Mètodes gràfics Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica |
| Sumario: | An innovative approach to computing the high-frequency radar cross sections (RCSs) of complex radar targets in real time, using a 3-D graphics workstation, is presented. The target (typically, an aircraft) is modeled with the I-IDEAS solid-modeling software, using a parametric-surface approach. The high-frequency RCS is obtained through physical optics (PO), the method of equivalent currents (MEC), the physical theory of diffraction (PTD), and the impedance boundary condition (IBC) techniques. The CPU time for the RCS prediction is spent only on the electromagnetic part of the computation, while the more time-consuming geometric-model manipulations are left to the graphics hardware. |
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