Backscattering from Three Dimensional Conducting Bodies.

Abstract

The report investigates electromagnetic backscattering from three dimensional objects. It uses the following simulation approaches: physical optics together with the physical theory of diffraction; numerical methods; geometrical optics with the geometric theory of diffraction. Physical objects modelled are a sphere and a spherical segment. The report concludes that geometrical optics together with the geometric theory of diffraction is the most practical way of calculating EM backscatter from conducting objects. Keywords: Synthetic aperture radar; Radar target models; High frequency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA187570

Entities

People

  • Cornelius T. Leondes

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Backscattering
  • California
  • Classification
  • Computer Programming
  • Diffraction
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Hierarchies
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Scattering
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering