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http://dx.doi.org/10.7734/COSEIK.2015.28.1.63

Infrared Reflector Design using the Phase Field Method for Infrared Stealth Effect  

Heo, Namjoon (Graduate school of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei Univ.)
Yoo, Jeonghoon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei Univ.)
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Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea / v.28, no.1, 2015 , pp. 63-69 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, infrared reflector design targeting infrared stealth effect is presented using structural optimization based on the phase field method. The analysis model was determined to accomplish the design that an incident infrared wave was reflected to a desired direction. The design process was to maximize the objective value at the measuring domain located in a target region and the design objective was set to the Poynting vector value which represents the energy flux. Optimization results were obtained according to the variation of some parameter values related to the phase field method. The model with a maximum objective value was selected as the final optimal model. The optimal model was modified to eliminate the gray scale using the cut-off method and it confirmed improved performance. In addition, to check the desired effect in the middle wave infrared range(MWIR), the analysis was performed by changing the input wavelength. The finite element analysis and optimization process were performed by using the commercial package COMSOL combined with the Matlab programming.
Keywords
infrared stealth; structural optimization; phase field method; infrared reflecting layer;
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