A Fast Algorithm for Plotting Antenna and Scattering Patterns in Three Dimensions

Abstract

An algorithm is presented for plotting antenna and scattering patterns in three dimensions on video displays or laser printers. The algorithm exploits the property of single-valued surfaces to allow the implicit removal of hidden lines with virtually no extra computation. This reduces the computation time significantly over that required by more general surface-representation methods. The algorithm is flexible enough to implement on most graphic systems. Simple language-independent pseudo-code is presented and tested for functions in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240410

Entities

People

  • T. J. Peters

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Antennas
  • Availability
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Classification
  • Computations
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Corporations
  • Electric Fields
  • Far Field
  • Observation
  • Scattering
  • Security
  • Space Systems
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy