Effects Analysis of Machining Tolerance on RCS of Corner Reflectors
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چکیده
Corner reflectors are widely applied to the precise monitoring of crustal deformation. As shown in recently, however, the machining tolerance of rectangle trihedral corner reflectors in the production and deploy process often results in the changes of RCS. The Radar Cross Section (RCS) of rectangle trihedral corner reflectors are calculated based on Physical Optics Method (PO), the objective of this paper is to study the effect of machining tolerance on RCS of rectangle trihedral corner reflectors with respect to angle tolerance, and unevenness tolerance. The result shows that angle tolerance has a little effect on RCS of rectangle trihedral corner reflectors while unevenness tolerance has a major impact on RCS of rectangle trihedral corner reflectors in practical applications.
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