Active Radar Cross Section Reduction
Theory and Applications

This book discusses the active and passive radar cross section estimation and techniques to examine the low observable aerospace platforms.

Hema Singh (Author), Rakesh Mohan Jha (Author)

9781107092617, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 2 March 2015

350 pages
25.1 x 19.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.86 kg

This book discusses the active and passive radar cross section (RCS) estimation and techniques to examine the low observable aerospace platforms. It begins with the fundamentals of RCS, followed by the dielectric, magnetic and metamaterials parameters of the constituent materials and then explains various methods and the emerging trends followed in this area of study. The RCS estimation of phased array including the mutual coupling effect is also presented in detail in the book. The active RCS reduction is carefully touched upon through the performance of phased arrays, sidelobe cancellers and mitigation of multipath effect. Providing information on various adaptive algorithms like least mean square (LMS), recursive least square (RLS) and weighted least square algorithms, the authors also mention the recent developments in the area of embedded antennas, conformal load bearing antenna, metamaterials and frequency selective surface (FSS) based RCS reduction.

List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction to radar cross section reduction
2. RAM analysis for low observable platforms
3. RCS of phased antenna arrays
4. Active RCS reduction in phased arrays
5. Mutual coupling effects in phased arrays
6. RCS of dipole array including mutual coupling effects
7. Performance of sidelobe cancellers in active RCS reduction
8. Emerging RCS reduction techniques
Epilogue
Appendices
Index.

Subject Areas: Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK], Electronics engineering [TJF], Electronics & communications engineering [TJ], Electrical engineering [THR], Mechanical engineering & materials [TG]