Polarization characteristics and controllability mechanism of passive scattering elements

Polarization feature is one of the important features of radar targets,which has been used in many fields.In this paper,the grid models of some typical foreign moving targets are constructed on the simulation platform,such as glider,cruiser,fixed wing aircraft,and rotorcraft.The electromagnetic scattering characteristics of the moving platforms under the incidence of circular polarization waves are calculated.The typical polarization characteristics which the orthogonal and in-phase components have in the echoes are analyzed and proved.Based on the polarization scattering matrix(PSM)theory,from the point of view of the physical reproduction,the technical status quo that the existing technical approaches are difficult to realize the passive simulation of polarization characteristic of the target is summarized.To solve this problem,combined with the vector synthesis law,the realization mechanism of controllable polarization characteristic of target echoes is proposed,the analytical expressions of polarization control matrix and polarization ratio are deduced,and the controllability of polarization ratio feature in the case of circular polarization is verified by simulation calculation.

Scattering and absorption characteristics of non-spherical cirrus cloud ice crystal particles in terahertz frequency band

We used discrete dipole approximation(DDA)to examine the scattering and absorption characteristics of spherical ice crystal particles.On this basis,we studied the scattering characteristics of spherical ice crystal particles at different frequencies and non-spherical ice crystal particles with different shapes,aspect ratios,and spatial orientations.The results indicate that the DDA and Mie methods yield almost the same results for spherical ice crystal particles,illustrating the superior calculation accuracy of the DDA method.Compared with the millimeter wave band,the terahertz band particles have richer scattering characteristics and can detect ice crystal particles more easily.Different frequencies,shapes,aspect ratios,and spatial orientations have specific effects on the scattering and absorption characteristics o f ice crystal particles.The results provide an important theoretical basis for the design of terahertz cloud radars and related cirrus detection methods.

Experimental study of C-band microwave scattering characteristics during the emulsification process of oil spills

In this study,oil spill experiments were performed in a water tank to determine changes in the surface scattering characteristics during the emulsification of oil spills.A C-band fully-polarimetric microwave scatterometer and a vector network analyzer were used to observe films of the following oils:crude oil with an asphalt content below3%that is prone to emulsification(type A),fresh crude oil extracted from an oilfield(type B),and industrial crude oil that was dehydrated and purified(type C).The difference in the backscatter results between the emulsified oil film and the calm water surface under C-band microwaves and the influence of the emulsification of the oil film on the backscatter were analyzed in detail.The results demonstrate that under a low-wind and no-waves condition(the maximum wave height was below than 3 mm),the emulsification of crude oil could modulated the backscatter through changes in the surface roughness and the dielectric constant,where the surface roughness had the dominant effect.The surface backscatters of the type B oil were greater than that of the type C oil in both the emulsified and non-emulsified states.In the non-emulsified state,the average differences in the backscatter between the type B and C oils were 2.19 dB,2.63 dB,and 2.21 dB for the polarization modes of VV,HH,and HV/VH,respectively.Smaller corresponding average differences of 0.98 dB,1.49 dB,and 1.5 dB were found for the emulsified state with a 20%moisture constant for the oil film.The results demonstrated that the surface roughness of the different oil films could vary due to the differences in the oil compositions and the oil film properties,which in turn affect the backscatter of the oil film surface.

The microwave scattering characteristics of sea ice in the Bohai Sea

Microwave remote sensing has become the primary means for sea-ice research, and has been supported by a great deal of field experiments and theoretical studies regarding sea-ice microwave scattering. However, these studies have been barely carried in the Bohai Sea. The sea-ice microwave scattering mechanism was first developed for the thin sea ice with slight roughness in the Bohai Sea in the winter of 2012, and included the backscattering coefficients which were measured on the different conditions of three bands（L, C and X）, two polarizations（HH and VV）, and incident angles of 20° to 60°, using a ground-based scatterometer and the synchronous physical parameters of the sea-ice temperature, density, thickness, salinity, and so on. The theoretical model of the sea-ice electromagnetic scattering is obtained based on these physical parameters. The research regarding the sea-ice microwave scattering mechanism is carried out through two means, which includes the comparison between the field microwave scattering data and the simulation results of the theoretical model, as well as the feature analysis of the four components of the sea-ice electromagnetic scattering. It is revealed that the sea-ice microwave scattering data and the theoretical simulation results vary in the same trend with the incident angles. Also, there is a visible variant in the sensitivity of every component to the different bands.For example, the C and X bands are sensitive to the top surface, the X band is sensitive to the scatterers, and the L and C bands are sensitive to the bottom surface, and so on. It is suggested that the features of the sea-ice surfaces and scatterers can be retrieved by the further research in the future. This experiment can provide an experimental and theoretical foundation for research regarding the sea-ice microwave scattering characteristics in the Bohai Sea.

LOW RCS MODIFIED DESIGN OF EXTERNAL CARRIAGE AND ANALYSIS OF ITS SCATTERING CHARACTERISTIC

An external carriage and a wing have a high radar cross section (RCS) level in a wide range of angles of pitch because they form an efficient corner reflector. Coupling scattering between the external carriage and the wing is controlled by designing a saw tooth structure of the external carriage on condition that the wing structure is not changed. A low RCS saw tooth scheme of the external carriage is given in the paper. The ray tracing method and the physical theory of diffraction are used to calculate the radar scattering characteristics of low RCS structures of the external carriage and wing. The results show that the saw tooth scheme of the external carriage is feasible and effective for low RCS design.

Distribution characteristic of scattering field for an ellipsoidal target irradiated by an electromagnetic wave from an arbitrary direction

It is of great importance for engineering applications to obtain the expression of scattering field for an ellipsoidal target irradiated by an electromagnetic wave from an arbitrary direction. Literature relevant to this problem is seldom found. In this paper, the scattering field for an ellipsoidal target is presented by utilizing the scale transformation of electromagnetic field and the rotation of coordinate system, with an electromagnetic wave projecting on the target from an arbitrary direction. The obtained result is in good agreement with the solution available from the literature if we consider the scale factors to be unity. Taking a conducting ellipsoidal target for sample, we perform the partial simulations of the ellipsoidal model and a plant leaf model by choosing different scale factors. The obtained results show that the distribution characteristic of scattering field is sensitively affected by the polarization of the incident wave and varies not much with the incident wave angle but changes with the observation point. At some points the scattering energy arrives at its maximum.

REBUILDING THE SEA WAVE HEIGHT SPECTRUM BY USING MICROWAVE SCATTERING CHARACTERISTICS

The microwave back-scattering characteristics are numerically analysed by the elec-tromagnetic scattering theory,and the sea wave height spectrum that reflects the wind field isrebuilt by comparing the calculated data with experimental data which were measured by airbornescatter.According to the wave height spectrum,the relationship between the back-scattering co-efficients and wind speeds can be obtained.Once the back-scattering coefficients of the sea surfaceare measured,then the wind speeds over the sea surface can approximately be determined.It isuseful for the microwave remote sensing in ocean.

Multilevel Characteristic Basis Function Method with ACA for Accelerated Solution of Electrically Large Scattering Problems

The multilevel characteristic basis function method(MLCBFM)with the adaptive cross approximation(ACA)algorithm for accelerated solution of electrically large scattering problems is studied in this paper.In the conventional MLCBFM based on Foldy-Lax multiple scattering equations,the improvement is only made in the generation of characteristic basis functions(CBFs).However,it does not provide a change in impedance matrix filling and reducing matrix calculation procedure,which is time-consuming.In reality,all the impedance and reduced matrix of each level of the MLCBFM have low-rank property and can be calculated efficiently.Therefore,ACA is used for the efficient generation of two-level CBFs and the fast calculation of reduced matrix in this study.Numerical results are given to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the method.

Scattering Characteristics of Metallic Plates in Radial Waveguide

Mode matching is a useful method to analyze the mode characteristics during the section change of a waveguide. By applying this method to the radial waveguide, and solving specific problems due to the radial transmission of electromagnetic wave, this presents a calculating method in radial waveguide based on mode matching. The scattering characteristics of metallic plates in the radial waveguide are calculated, and verified qualitatively using an electromagnetic simulator, which confirmed the validity of this method.

Analysis of echo signal modulation characteristic parameters on aerial and space targets

Based on the scattering characteristic,the comparison of RCS(radar cross-section)at different positions of a target in the same direction of incidence can be obtained first by extruding or deleting part of the entity.A simulation method of aerial&space targets echo characteristics(A&STEC)is proposed that is universal to aerial and space targets.We utilize a fixed-wing UAV(unmanned aerial vehicle)and typical missiles in simulation.The echo signal modulation characteristic parameters are calculated theoretically by the atmospheric attenuation model,the finite element method and a MUMPS solver.The verification simulations show that this method can analyze the influence of the target shape,incident direction,detection position and detection frequency on echo waveform,intensity and energy distribution.The results show that the profile of echo waveform can invert the general shape of the target.The relationship between time and intensity can determine whether the target is moving towards or away from the detector in addition.These conclusions can provide a reference for the ballistic missile target tracking and the defense against UVA intrusion in theory.

Extraction of Echo Characteristics of Underwater Target Based on Cepstrum Method

The analysis and characteristic extraction of target echo characteristics are important in underwater target detection and recognition. Rigid acoustic scattering components are generally used as major echo contributors with relatively stable characteristic information. Previous studies focus on echo characteristics from a single angle, thereby limiting the amount of extracted characteristic information. This paper aims to establish a full-angle rigid echo components model and overcome the difficulty of the extraction of time delay characteristics of narrow-band acoustic scattering echoes. On the basis of the analysis of the target echo highlight model, the echo characteristics of rigid acoustic scattering components are extracted in the cepstrum domain, and a wavelet process is proposed to enhance the effect of time delay estimation. Experimental data indicate that the extracted time delay characteristics accord with the rigid echo characteristics of underwater target, thereby validating the effectiveness of the cepstrum method.

Bubble acoustical scattering cross section under multi-frequency acoustic excitation

The acoustical scattering cross section is usually employed to evaluate the scattering ability of the bubbles when they are excited by the incident acoustic waves. This parameter is strongly related to many important applications of performance prediction for search sonar or underwater telemetry, acoustical oceanography, acoustic cavitation, volcanology, and medical and industrial ultrasound. In the present paper, both the analytical and numerical analysis results of the acoustical scattering cross section of a single bubble under multi-frequency excitation are obtained. The nonlinear characteristics（e.g.,harmonics, subharmonics, and ultraharmonics） of the scattering cross section curve under multi-frequency excitation are investigated compared with single-frequency excitation. The influence of several paramount parameters（e.g., bubble equilibrium radius, acoustic pressure amplitude, and acoustic frequencies） in the multi-frequency system on the predictions of scattering cross section is discussed. It is shown that the combination resonances become significant in the multi-frequency system when the acoustic power is big enough, and the acoustical scattering cross section is promoted significantly within a much broader range of bubble sizes and acoustic frequencies due to the generation of more resonances.

A hybrid method of solving near-zone composite eletromagnetic scattering from targets and underlying rough surface

For composite electromagnetic(EM)scattering from rough surface and target above it in near-field condition,modified shooting and bouncing ray(SBR)method and integral equation method(IEM),which are analytic methods combined with two-scale model for rough surface,are proposed to solve the composite near-field scattering problems.And the modified method is verified in effectiveness and accuracy by comparing the simulation results with measured results.Finally,the composite near-fielding scattering characteristics of a slanted plane and rough water surface below are obtained by using the proposed methods,and the dynamic tendency of composite scattering characteristics versus near-fielding distance is analyzed,which may have practical contribution to engineering programs in need of radar targets near-field characteristics under extra-low-altitude conditions.

Elastic Characteristic Extraction Method of Underwater Target Based on Adaptive Filtering

In this paper, a kind of elastic characteristic extraction method of underwater targets based on adaptive filtering is introduced. The kernel of the method is the recursive least square （RLS） algorithm. Firstly, the geometric scattering signal is fit by using the echo signal and the incident signal. Then, the frequency spectrum of the echo signal and the geometric scattering signal are calculated. At last, the frequency spectrum of the elastic scattering signal is obtained. The research of the simulation and lake experiment is carried on. As the results show, the formants of the elastic signal frequency spectrum can be precisely extracted by the algorithm, and the extraction algorithm can apply to extracting the elastic characteristic from the echo signal in a real underwater acoustics environment.

Evolution Characteristics of a Local Strong Hailstorm in Shandong Peninsula

On May 28,2018,a strong hailstorm accompanying gale(with speed of 17 m/s)and hail(with the maximum diameter of 42 mm)occurred in Yantai in Shandong Peninsula.Based on the conventional weather observation,Doppler weather radar,and automatic weather station data,the evolution characteristics of the strong hailstorm in Shandong Peninsula were analyzed.The results show that this multi-cell strong storm occurred under the background of high-altitude cold vortex.The strong cold advection at the middle and high altitudes and the weak warm advection at the low altitude formed a strong unstable stratification,and also led to cooling at the middle altitudes at the same time.The height of 0 and-20℃dropped significantly,which provided better environmental conditions for the growth of hail in the air.The lower temperature 0℃also ensured less melting of hail during falling,and the middle dry layer was conducive to the formation of thunderstorm gale.The vertical wind shear above medium intensity was the development and maintenance mechanism of thunderstorm cells gradually evolving into a strong hailstorm.From the analysis of radar echo characteristics,it is found that it was a strong hailstorm weather process caused by the linear multi-cell storm.The thunderstorm cells that could produce large hail occurred and developed,and the whole process lasted for 2 h under the triggering of the convergence line formed by the interaction of the sea breeze front and ground cold front.It had obvious characteristics of hail such as three-body scattering spikes,side-lobe echoes,high-hanging strong echoes,as well as the characteristics of thunderstorm gale such as arcuate echoes,middle-level radial convergence,and back side inflow.The storm development process was accompanied by backward propagation,but the long axis of the line storm was basically perpendicular to the movement direction of the storm,so there was no short-term heavy precipitation.The stratification instability conditions,water vapor conditions and ground convergence conditions in the eastern part of the peninsula were significantly worse than those in the western part.As a result,the thunderstorm cells first appeared in Laizhou,and then developed into the linear multi-cell storm in the process of eastward movement.Finally,it was rapidly weakened and disappeared after passing through Yantai.

Seeing time-reversal transmission characteristics through kinetic anti-ferromagnetic Ising chain

As an example of our new approach to complex near-field （NF） scattering of electromagnetic waves, the timereversal （TR） transmission process on an NF current-element array is mapped to the statistical process on a kinetic Ising transmission chain. Equilibrium statistical mechanics and non-equilibrium Monte Carlo （MC） dynamics help us to find signal jamming, aging, annihilating, creating, and TR symmetry breaking on the chain with inevitable background noises; and these results are general in NF systems where complex electromagnetic scattering arises.

天气雷达三体散射长钉回波特征分析

利用2016—2020年中国中东部地区47个强对流个例中50部S波段多普勒天气雷达的基本反射率因子产品资料,在筛选出2626个样本的基础上,分析三体散射长钉(TBSS)特征。结果表明:TBSS在1.5 km和5 km高度附近出现频次最高;在2.4°仰角出现频次最高。TBSS主要出现在雷达静锥区边缘至雷达径向距离210 km范围,在距离雷达115 km附近达到峰值;TBSS在雷达极坐标系中呈现南多北少、西多东少的形势;当对流风暴移动方向与雷达径向方向的夹角大于30°时有利于观测到TBSS。TBSS回波强度在起始端径向向外0~15 km范围内迅速降低至5 dBz,15 km之后在-5~10 dBz波动,TBSS区域中70%以上为低于25 dBz的弱回波;99%的TBSS长度小于40 km,不同长度的TBSS形态符合正态分布。TBSS出现频次和长度与强回波的中心最高值和区域面积没有显著相关关系。

介质粗糙面与组合目标宽带电磁散射特性研究

文中对介质粗糙面和组合目标的宽带复合电磁散射特性进行研究,通过数值计算得到了复合散射系数频率响应曲线。分析结果显示,后向复合散射系数在宽频带范围内随着频率的变化而产生振荡,粗糙面的高度均方根、介电常数、组合目标尺度、目标介电常数等因素对复合散射系数有显著的影响,且影响规律较为复杂。相比之下,粗糙面的相关长度对复合散射系数的影响较为微弱。当目标是理想导体时,频率响应曲线近似呈现出准周期性的振荡形态。

基于深度学习的SAR弱小目标检测研究进展

随着合成孔径雷达(SAR)技术的不断进步,大范围观测和高分辨率成像使得SAR图像中包含了大量特征微弱的小尺寸目标,通常涵盖飞机、车辆、油罐、船舶等高价值民用目标和关键军事目标,这类目标尺寸较小、特征微弱、稠密相连、形态多变,对它们进行精确的检测是当前SAR图像解译的难题.随着深度学习技术的发展,研究者们针对SAR弱小目标的成像特性和检测挑战,通过对深度学习网络的精细调整和优化,成功地推动了本领域的进步.本文将全面回顾基于深度学习的SAR图像弱小目标检测,以数据集和方法为研究对象,深入分析SAR弱小目标检测任务所面临的主要挑战,总结最新检测方法的特点和应用场景,并汇总整理了公开数据集与常用性能评估指标.最后,总结本任务的应用现状,并对未来的发展趋势进行展望.

面向B5G毫米波40~50 GHz通信的漫散射传播与去极化建模

漫散射传播与极化特性对于准确刻画、掌握毫米波(mmWave)信道传播机理,建立高精度毫米波通信信道模型至关重要。针对毫米波频段建筑材料粗糙面引起的漫散射传播和去极化特性表征不足,缺乏去极化理论模型的问题,该文提出一种基于有效粗糙度理论的漫散射去极化建模方法。从电磁波的极化维度分解粗糙面材料引起的漫散射辐射传播电场,引入去极化指数构建传播模型,利用40~50 GHz频段典型材料的实测数据,研究了功率角度谱、去极化指数和交叉极化鉴别比等漫散射传播及极化特性。结果表明,所提模型能够描述表面粗糙和光滑建筑材料的极化特性,去极化转化率分别高达39%和4%。