Beyond LOS Detection of Hypersonic Vehicles
Keywords:
HF, hypersonic, over-the-horizon radar, plasma, RCSAbstract
RCS modeling of a typical hypersonic vehicle and its plasma sheath was investigated. The plasma parameters were analyzed to determine which were most dominant for accurate RCS prediction. HF was determined to provide BLOS detection and good conductivity of the plasma, for optimum RCS.
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