Study on Characteristics of Coupling Field from Super-low Altitude Target under Diverse Terrestrial Environments in Semi-active Radar System

Abstract

A novel electromagnetic scattering model is presented for studying coupling field of super-low altitude target under diverse terrestrial environments in semi-active radar system. The PO+MEC hybrid method is applied to obtain the electromagnetic scattering of target. The Physical Optics (PO) is introduced to calculate the scattering from facets of target. The Method of Equivalent Currents (MEC) is introduced to calculate the scattering from edges of target. Antenna radiation pattern of seeker is introduced to modify traditional Four Path Method (FPM) in semi-active radar system. Based on the modified FPM, the characteristics of coupling field from super-low altitude target under diverse terrestrial environments in semi-active radar system are studied. Simulation results can use for reference in the fields of remote sensing and detection for super-low altitude target.