Abstract:The use of a resistively loaded frequency selective surface (FSS) superstrate is reported as a means to reduce the radar cross‐section (RCS) of metal‐backed antennas. The design methodology is demonstrated by creating a low‐profile absorber which exhibits a transmission window covering the working frequency band (10–10.2 GHz) of a 4 × 4 microstrip patch array. Placing the structure λ/2 above the radiating aperture is shown to reduce the antenna gain by less than 2 dB and have minimal impact on the shape of the… Show more
“…The above sub-array level structural adjustments are substituted into (7) and (18) separately to calculate the scattering and radiating performance of the array antenna, and the results are shown in Figures 9-10 and Table 1.…”
Section: Data Availability Statementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When the position of the antenna element shifts, the radiating performance of the antenna could be degraded but the scattering performance could also be improved, that is, antenna's radiating and scattering performance are a pair of contradictory indicators. With the rapid development of electronic warfare, the radiating and stealth performance of APAA have both become increasingly important [7]. Therefore, there is an urgent need to balance the performance of the radiating and scattering for the distorted array antennas in service.…”
The detection and stealth abilities of array antennas depend mainly on the antennas' radiating and scattering performance, respectively. However, the operating environmental loads and assembly lead to serious structural errors, including deformation and random errors, which affect both the radiating and scattering performance. As the demand to guarantee high performance in detection as well as in stealth, a new sub‐array level structural compensation method is presented to simultaneously guarantee the radiating and scattering performance of array antennas in service. First, a statistical model of scattering performance with structural deformation and random position error is established to quickly evaluate the impact of a random structural error on scattering performance. Then, the effects of structural errors in different directions on radiating and scattering performance are analysed to determine the structural adjustment direction. Moreover, the multi‐objective problem considering the comprehensive compensation of radiating and scattering performance is converted into a single‐object problem by constructing a fitness function to realise the sub‐array level structural compensation. Finally, a typical case is used to verify the effectiveness of the compensation method. The results show that the presented method can guarantee both the radiating and scattering performance effectively, providing advantageous guidance for structural design and performance compensation for array antennas.
“…The above sub-array level structural adjustments are substituted into (7) and (18) separately to calculate the scattering and radiating performance of the array antenna, and the results are shown in Figures 9-10 and Table 1.…”
Section: Data Availability Statementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When the position of the antenna element shifts, the radiating performance of the antenna could be degraded but the scattering performance could also be improved, that is, antenna's radiating and scattering performance are a pair of contradictory indicators. With the rapid development of electronic warfare, the radiating and stealth performance of APAA have both become increasingly important [7]. Therefore, there is an urgent need to balance the performance of the radiating and scattering for the distorted array antennas in service.…”
The detection and stealth abilities of array antennas depend mainly on the antennas' radiating and scattering performance, respectively. However, the operating environmental loads and assembly lead to serious structural errors, including deformation and random errors, which affect both the radiating and scattering performance. As the demand to guarantee high performance in detection as well as in stealth, a new sub‐array level structural compensation method is presented to simultaneously guarantee the radiating and scattering performance of array antennas in service. First, a statistical model of scattering performance with structural deformation and random position error is established to quickly evaluate the impact of a random structural error on scattering performance. Then, the effects of structural errors in different directions on radiating and scattering performance are analysed to determine the structural adjustment direction. Moreover, the multi‐objective problem considering the comprehensive compensation of radiating and scattering performance is converted into a single‐object problem by constructing a fitness function to realise the sub‐array level structural compensation. Finally, a typical case is used to verify the effectiveness of the compensation method. The results show that the presented method can guarantee both the radiating and scattering performance effectively, providing advantageous guidance for structural design and performance compensation for array antennas.
This study proposes a method to reduce the wideband radar cross-section (RCS) of a microstrip antenna while maintaining its dimensions. Modifications to the design of the antenna consist of patch slotting, ground slotting, and coplanar split-ring loading without changing its size. The results of simulations show that a significant reduction in the RCS can be obtained in the range of frequency of 1-3 GHz. The maximum in-band RCS and out-of-band RCS are 20.8 and 38 dB, respectively. Prototypes of the reference antenna and the proposed composite antenna are manufactured and tested, and the results are consistent with those of the simulation.
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