Understanding Electromagnetic Scattering Using the Moment Method

Randy Bancroft is a member of the technical staff at Thomson Consumer Electronics. He received his B.S.E.E. from Iowa State University and his M.S.E.E. from The University of Colorado at Boulder.

• Numerical Integration: Singular Integrands. Richardson's Extrapolation. Midpoint Integration with Richardson's Extrapolation. References. Moment Method: Surface Charge on a Conductive Strip. Galerkin's Method. Symmetry. Capacitance of a Square Conducting Plate. Concluding Remarks. References. Thin Wire Scattering: Hallen's Equation. MM Solution (Pulse/Delta). MM Solution (Triangle/Delta). MM Solution for an Arbitrary Incident Angle. References. Scattering from Conductive Strips: RCS of Perfectly Conducting Strip. Calculation of Two-Dimensional Radar Cross Section. Numerical Results of TM and TE Scattering. TM Scattering from Resistive Strips. References. Scattering from Two-Dimensional Contours: RCS of Perfectly Conducting Contour. Monostatic and Bistatic Radar Cross Section. References. Radar Cross Section of a Flat Plate: RCS of a Thin Perfectly Conducting Square Plate. Concluding Remarks. References.