SBIR/STTR Research Award
RADAR SIGNATURE CALCULATIONS TO REENTRY VEHICLE'S ANTENNA WINDOWS
Award amount
$69,626Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Defense Electromagnetic Analys
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
FOR A CONE-SHAPED REENTRY VEHICLE, THE ANTENNA WINDOWS CAN BE THE NUMBER ONE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE VEHICLE'S RADAR SIGNATURE AT CERTAIN RESONNANCE FREQUENCIES. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A COMPUTER MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE RADAR-CROSS-SECTION (RCS) OF THE ANTENNA WINDOW BASED ON AN EXACT MODE MATCHING TECHNIQUE IN ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY. IN PHASE II, THIS CODE IS TO BE EXPANDED SO THAT THE RCS OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAN BE ACCURATELY CALCULATED OVER A 10 : 1 FREQUENCY RANGE.
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