% ================================================================= % MATLAB Function for Sphere-tiped-Cone RCS Calculation % ================================================================= % % Syntax: % [sver,shor]=sphcone_rcs(iangle,freq,alfa,a,b,h) % % Input parameters: % iangle: Incident angle (to the axis of symmetry of the sphere- % tipped cone, [-pi,pi] radians; % freq: frequency, GHz; % alfa: the half cone angle, radians; % a: Base radius, cm; % b: Sphere radius, cm; % h: Cone length, cm. % % Output items: % sver complex RCS for vertical polarization (voltage) % shor Complex RCS for horizon polarization (voltage) % % Authored by Xiaojian Xu, March 10, 2003 function [sver,shor]=sphcone_rcs(iangle,freq,alfa,a,b,h) % Check input parameters if a==0.0 % base radius a=0 illegal disp('Sphere-tipped Cone structure unreasonable!') return end if iangle<0 iangle=-iangle; end if iangle>pi iangle=2*pi-iangle; end % Common parameters preparation wavelength=30.0/freq; %cm k=2*pi/wavelength; % wave number n=1.5+alfa/pi; x=2.*k*a*sin(iangle); if iangle~=0.0&ianglepi-ca %iangle>pi-ca if abs(x)<=1.e-5 sever=k*k*pi*a^4; sehor=sever; sver=complex(0.,-1.*sqrt(sever)); shor=sver; else bj1=besselj(1,x); %call bessel(x,bj1,1) v=2.*sqrt(pi)*k*a*a*bj1/x; sver=sqrt(-1)*v; shor=sver; end % **** Other incidental angle cases **** else % scattering center-2 [ctp1,ctp2]=cones1(iangle,k,a,h,alfa,n,t0,t1); % At the broadside aspect, iangle=pi/2-alfa, we modify RCS equation % with the Physical-Optic Method. if abs(iangle-(pi/2-alfa))<=1.75e-2 v0=4./9.*k*cos(alfa)/tan(alfa)^2; v1=sqrt(a*a*a)-sqrt((b*cos(alfa))^3); v1=sqrt(v0*v1*v1); phase=pi/4.-2.*k*(a*sin(iangle)+h/2*cos(iangle)); s1ver=complex(v1*cos(phase),v1*sin(phase)); s1hor=s1ver; if abs(s1ver)>abs(ctp1) s1ver=ctp1; s1hor=ctp2; end else s1ver=ctp1; s1hor=ctp2; end % scattering center-3 [s2ver,s2hor]=cones2(iangle,k,a,h,alfa,n,t0,t1); sver=s1ver+s2ver; shor=s1hor+s2hor; end % sphere tip scattering s0=sph_rcs(iangle,k,b,a,h,alfa); % total scattering sver=sver+s0; shor=shor+s0; % scale to (m) from (cm) sver=sver/100.0; shor=shor/100.0; %------------------------------------------------------------------ % Calculate RCS of the single scattering centers %------------------------------------------------------------------ % RCS of the spherical part of sphere-tipped cone function s=sph_rcs(iangle,k,b,a,h,alfa) if b==0.0 % radius=0 s=complex(0.0,0,0); return end angle=pi/2.-alfa; if iangle>=angle % exceeding broadside in azimuth s=complex(0.0,0.0); else if iangle>0.0 rcs=sqrt(pi)*b; else %iangle=0 t1=2.*k*b*(1.-sin(alfa)); t2=k*b*cos(alfa)*cos(alfa); temp=1.-sin(t1)/t2; rcs=sqrt(abs(pi*temp))*b; end phase=-2*k*cos(iangle)*(h/2+b); s=complex(rcs*cos(phase),rcs*sin(phase)); end % RCS of the second scattering center: s1ver,s1hor function [sver,shor]=cones1(iangle,k,a,h,alfa,n,t0,t1) t2=cos(pi/n)-cos((3.*pi-2.*iangle)/n); t2=1./t2; rcsver=t0*(t1-t2); rcshor=t0*(t1+t2); phase=pi/4.-2*k*(a*sin(iangle)-h/2*cos(iangle)); sver=complex(rcsver*cos(phase),rcsver*sin(phase)); shor=complex(rcshor*cos(phase),rcshor*sin(phase)); % RCS of the third scattering center function [sver,shor]=cones2(iangle,k,a,h,alfa,n,t0,t1) if iangle>alfa&iangle0.0 t2=cos(pi/n)-cos((3.*pi+2.*iangle)/n); else t2=cos(pi/n)-cos((pi-2.*iangle)/n); end t2=1.0/t2; rcsver=t0*(t1-t2); rcshor=t0*(t1+t2); phase=-pi/4+2*k*(a*sin(iangle)-h/2*cos(iangle)); sver=complex(rcsver*cos(phase),rcsver*sin(phase)); shor=complex(rcshor*cos(phase),rcshor*sin(phase));