Computer Analysis of “Radar Cross Section for Military Applications:- Iroegbu, Chibuisi

ABSTRACT

In this thesis, computer analysis of Radar Cross Section (RCS) for military applications is presented. The prime effort was to find the presence of complex and arbitrary objects by monostatic radar. We performed MATLAB simulations signatures in order to classify the objects of the targets. The signatures MATLAB for further development to find accurate RCS. The results showed that Ellipse, Cylindrical and Circular shaped objects have their RCS hotspot values at 90°, and the backscattered RCS for a perfectly conducting sphere is constant in the optical region. Also between 19° and 180° aspect angles, the RCS in dB(m2) of both frustum and triangular-shaped objects falls drastically, while for rectangular shaped objects, the more the aspect angles observed that the behaviour of the RCS of a complex object depends on the individual behaviour of each RCS of the arbitrary objects that formed the complex object. Based on the results obtained from the simulations, it was concluded that computer simulation could serve as a veritable tool in determining the RCS of objects with different geometrical forms. Further I xvii j, simulation analysis studies were suggested for the RCS of objects revolving in their own axis with a to-and-fro motion from the radar to be considered by future researchers.