openEMS/python/Tutorials/RCS_Sphere.py

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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Tutorials / radar cross section of a metal sphere
Tested with
- python 3.4
- openEMS v0.0.34+
(C) 2016 Thorsten Liebig <thorsten.liebig@gmx.de>
"""
### Import Libraries
import os, tempfile
from pylab import *
from CSXCAD import ContinuousStructure
from openEMS import openEMS
from openEMS.physical_constants import *
from openEMS.ports import UI_data
### Setup the simulation
Sim_Path = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), 'RCS_Sphere')
post_proc_only = False
unit = 1e-3 # all length in mm
sphere_rad = 200
inc_angle = 0 #incident angle (to x-axis) in deg
# size of the simulation box
SimBox = 1200
PW_Box = 750
### Setup FDTD parameters & excitation function
FDTD = openEMS(EndCriteria=1e-5)
f_start = 50e6 # start frequency
f_stop = 1000e6 # stop frequency
f0 = 500e6
FDTD.SetGaussExcite( 0.5*(f_start+f_stop), 0.5*(f_stop-f_start) )
FDTD.SetBoundaryCond( ['PML_8', 'PML_8', 'PML_8', 'PML_8', 'PML_8', 'PML_8'] )
### Setup Geometry & Mesh
CSX = ContinuousStructure()
FDTD.SetCSX(CSX)
mesh = CSX.GetGrid()
mesh.SetDeltaUnit(unit)
#create mesh
mesh.SetLines('x', [-SimBox/2, 0, SimBox/2])
mesh.SmoothMeshLines('x', C0 / f_stop / unit / 20) # cell size: lambda/20
mesh.SetLines('y', mesh.GetLines('x'))
mesh.SetLines('z', mesh.GetLines('x'))
### Create a metal sphere and plane wave source
sphere_metal = CSX.AddMetal( 'sphere' ) # create a perfect electric conductor (PEC)
sphere_metal.AddSphere(priority=10, center=[0, 0, 0], radius=sphere_rad)
# plane wave excitation
k_dir = [cos(inc_angle), sin(inc_angle), 0] # plane wave direction
E_dir = [0, 0, 1] # plane wave polarization --> E_z
pw_exc = CSX.AddExcitation('plane_wave', exc_type=10, exc_val=E_dir)
pw_exc.SetPropagationDir(k_dir)
pw_exc.SetFrequency(f0)
start = np.array([-PW_Box/2, -PW_Box/2, -PW_Box/2])
stop = -start
pw_exc.AddBox(start, stop)
# nf2ff calc
nf2ff = FDTD.CreateNF2FFBox()
### Run the simulation
if 0: # debugging only
CSX_file = os.path.join(Sim_Path, 'RCS_Sphere.xml')
if not os.path.exists(Sim_Path):
os.mkdir(Sim_Path)
CSX.Write2XML(CSX_file)
os.system(r'AppCSXCAD "{}"'.format(CSX_file))
if not post_proc_only:
FDTD.Run(Sim_Path, verbose=3, cleanup=True)
### Postprocessing & plotting
# get Gaussian pulse stength at frequency f0
ef = UI_data('et', Sim_Path, freq=f0)
Pin = 0.5*norm(E_dir)**2/Z0 * abs(ef.ui_f_val[0])**2
#
nf2ff_res = nf2ff.CalcNF2FF(Sim_Path, f0, 90, arange(-180, 180.1, 2))
RCS = 4*pi/Pin[0]*nf2ff_res.P_rad[0]
fig = figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, polar=True)
ax.plot( nf2ff_res.phi, RCS[0], 'k-', linewidth=2 )
ax.grid(True)
# calculate RCS over frequency
freq = linspace(f_start,f_stop,100)
ef = UI_data( 'et', Sim_Path, freq ) # time domain/freq domain voltage
Pin = 0.5*norm(E_dir)**2/Z0 * abs(np.array(ef.ui_f_val[0]))**2
nf2ff_res = nf2ff.CalcNF2FF(Sim_Path, freq, 90, 180+inc_angle, outfile='back_nf2ff.h5')
back_scat = np.array([4*pi/Pin[fn]*nf2ff_res.P_rad[fn][0][0] for fn in range(len(freq))])
figure()
plot(freq/1e6,back_scat, linewidth=2)
grid()
xlabel('frequency (MHz)')
ylabel('RCS ($m^2$)')
title('radar cross section')
figure()
semilogy(sphere_rad*unit/C0*freq,back_scat/(pi*sphere_rad*unit*sphere_rad*unit), linewidth=2)
ylim([10^-2, 10^1])
grid()
xlabel('sphere radius / wavelength')
ylabel('RCS / ($\pi a^2$)')
title('normalized radar cross section')
show()