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Efficient Iterative Physical Optics(IPO) Algorithms for Calculation of RCS

RCS 계산을 위한 효율적인 IPO 계산 방법

  • Lee, Hyunsoo (Department of Electronic Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Jung, Ki-Hwan (Department of Electronic Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Chae, Dae-Young (Agency for Defense Development) ;
  • Koh, Il-Suek (Department of Electronic Engineering, Inha University)
  • Received : 2014.02.05
  • Accepted : 2014.04.11
  • Published : 2014.05.31
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Abstract

The IPO(Iterative Physical Optics) method repeatedly applies the well-known PO(Physical Optics) approximation to calculate the scattered field by a large object. Thus, the IPO method can consider the multiple scattering in the object, which is ignored for the PO approximation. This kind of iteration can improve the final accuracy of the induced current on the scatterer, which can result in the enhancement of the accuracy of the RCS(Radar Cross Section) of the scatterer. Since the IPO method can not exactly but approximately solve the required integral equation, however, the convergence of the IPO solution can not be guaranteed. Hence, we apply the famous techniques used in the inversion of a matrix to the IPO method, which include Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, SOR(Successive Over Relaxation) and Richardson methods. The proposed IPO methods can efficiently calculate the RCS of a large scatterer, and are numerically verified.

IPO(Iterative Physical Optics) 방법은 대규모 물체의 산란파를 효과적으로 계산하는 고주파 근사 방법 중 하나인 PO(Physical Optics) 방법을 반복적으로 적용하는 계산방법이다. IPO 방법은 일차(first-order) PO 방법에서는 고려하지 못하는 다중 반사를 고려할 수 있어, 산란체 표면에 여기되는 전류의 정확도를 높일 수 있다. 그러므로 산란체의 RCS(Radar Cross Section)를 보다 정확하게 예측할 수 있다. 그러나 IPO 방법은 필요한 적분방정식을 정확하게 풀지 않아 수렴성에 문제가 생긴다. 그러므로 본 논문에서는 IPO 방법의 수렴성을 조절하기 위해, 행렬연산에 사용하는 Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, SOR(Successive Over Relaxation) 그리고 Richardson 방법을 IPO 방법에 적용하였다. 그러므로 대규모 물체의 RCS 계산을 제안된 IPO 방법을 사용하여 효율적으로 계산할 수 있다. 또, 이들의 정확도를 시뮬레이션을 통해 검증하였다.

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