Progress toward reconfigurable electromagnetic surfaces for aerospace applications

Barry Chambers

doi:10.1117/12.275682

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6 June 1997 Progress toward reconfigurable electromagnetic surfaces for aerospace applications

Barry Chambers

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Proceedings Volume 3041, Smart Structures and Materials 1997: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275682
Event: Smart Structures and Materials '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Conventional (i.e. passive) radar absorbing materials (RAM) have been in use now for over 50 years, but it is only with recent advances in conducting polymer composite materials that active RAM has become practicable. Techniques for utilizing these new materials in reconfigurable electromagnetic, or 'smart,' surfaces are reviewed, with due emphasis being given to the problem of system integration. The discussion is complemented by modelled and measured performance data on several smart surface configurations.

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Barry Chambers "Progress toward reconfigurable electromagnetic surfaces for aerospace applications", Proc. SPIE 3041, Smart Structures and Materials 1997: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, (6 June 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275682

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