Monostatic and Bistatic HF Radar Cross Section Analysis of Large Vessels Using FEKO

Abstract

Monostatic and bistatic Radar Cross Sections (RCS) of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Teleost and cargo-container vessel named Bonn Express are simulated using FEKO commercial electromagnetic simulation software. A good agreement is achieved between the simulated values and the measured values supplied by DRDC Ottawa, at the radar frequency of 4.1 MHz. With confidence in these FEKO models, the effect of pitch, roll and freighter loading was then investigated to account for such practical situations in oceanic environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA546623

Entities

People

  • Symon K. Podilchak

Organizations

  • Royal Military College of Canada

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Aspect Angle
  • Bistatic Radar
  • Coast Guard
  • Coast Guard Ships
  • Contracts
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Naval Vessels
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Rotation
  • Ships
  • Simulations
  • Surface Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Radar Systems Engineering.