多功能支撑结构的低散射优化设计

      Low-Scattering Optimization Design for Multifunctional Support Structures

      • 摘要: 在低散射目标的雷达散射截面(radar cross section, RCS)测量中,目标支架杆的结构属性和散射效应是影响目标测量精度和数据准确性的关键因素。本文通过电磁仿真与成像分析,研究了基础金属支撑杆的散射机制,并针对不同极化条件,提出了一种面向垂直支撑结构的低散射优化设计方案。引入曲面表面结构,通过弹射算法(shooting and bouncing ray, SBR)仿真优化后的支撑杆在0.5~20 GHz频段内将HH极化散射显著降低至–15 dBsm以下。采用齿状结构在支撑杆表面加载沟槽进一步降低散射,在频段内最低散射性能可达到–35 dBsm以下。通过在凸起部分填充吸收材料并覆盖金属曲面,全波仿真验证了在0.5~14 GHz频段内综合设计在显著减少散射和降低背景干扰方面的有效性。样件加工的测试结果表明,仿真设计的曲面结构结合吸收材料,在X波段尖端正向实现了21~33 dBsm的散射缩减。优化设计样件的测试数值结果与基础支撑杆样件相比取得了更加良好的缩减效果,提出的新型多功能支撑结构设计,在保持基本支撑能力的同时适用于低散射的测试环境。

         

        Abstract: In radar cross section (RCS) measurements of low-scattering targets, the structural properties and scattering effects of the target support pylon are key factors affecting measurement precision and data accuracy. Through electromagnetic simulation and imaging analysis, this work investigated the scattering mechanism of a baseline metallic support pylon and, for different polarization conditions, proposed a low-scattering optimization design for vertical support structures. A curved-surface structure is introduced into the support pylon, whose profile is optimized via shooting-and-bouncing-ray (SBR) simulations, reducing the HH-polarized scattering to below −15 dBsm over 0.5~20 GHz. Sawtooth-shaped grooves loaded on the pylon surface further suppress the scattering, bringing the minimum in-band level below -35 dBsm. On this basis, the protrusions are filled with radar-absorbing material (RAM) and capped with a curved metallic cover; full-wave simulations confirm that this integrated design markedly reduces scattering and background interference over 0.5~14 GHz. Measurements on a fabricated prototype demonstrate that the simulation-designed curved-surface structure combined with RAM achieves a forward scattering reduction of 21~33 dB at X-band. Compared with the baseline support pylon prototype, the optimized design achieved a markedly better RCS reduction; the proposed novel multifunctional support structure maintains essential load-bearing capability while remaining suitable for low-scattering test environments.

         

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