Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (11): 3690-3702.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2024.11.11

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Effect of local shape parameters on RCS of high-speed vehicle

Jun LIU1, Jie REN1, Fenghua CHI2,*, Shibin LUO1, Shengxian ZHENG1, Jiawen SONG1   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Aerospace Technology, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
    2. Science and Technology on Space Physics Laboratory, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Beijing 100076, China
  • Received:2024-01-19 Online:2024-10-28 Published:2024-11-30
  • Contact: Fenghua CHI

Abstract:

In order to reduce the radar cross section (RCS) of a high-speed vehicle, the effects of local shape parameters on the radar scattering characteristics of the vehicle are investigated by using the multilayer fast multipole method and physical optics method. On this basis, the blunt leading edges of the variable-radius-arc shape are proposed to improve the ability of the vehicle's ability to face up and engage in adversarial maneuvers. The proposed variable-radius-arc blunting shape has good RCS reduction capability. Compared to the traditional arc blunting, the log-mean of RCS in the forward key angle area is reduced by 22.88%. With the increase of elevation angle, the variable-radius-arc blunting shape also has omnidirectional RCS reduction ability. And log-mean RCS in the omnidirectional angular domain is reduced by 13.37%. Finally, the RCS characteristics of the proposed variable-radius-arc blunting method are studied under different radar wave frequency bands, and the results show that this blunting method has better ability to face up and engage in adversarial maneuvers at higher frequencies.

Key words: high-speed vehicle, fuselage profile line, blunting radius, blunting shape, radar cross section (RCS), variable-radius-arc blunting

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