During actual high-speed flights,the electromagnetic(EM)properties of aircraft radomes are influenced by dielectric temperature drift,leading to substantial drift in the boresight errors(BSEs)from their room temperatu...During actual high-speed flights,the electromagnetic(EM)properties of aircraft radomes are influenced by dielectric temperature drift,leading to substantial drift in the boresight errors(BSEs)from their room temperature values.However,applying thermal loads to the radome during ground-based EM simulation tests is challenging.This paper presents an EM equivalent physical model(EEPM)for high-speed aircraft radomes that account for the effects of dielectric temperature drift.This is achieved by attaching dielectric slices of specific thicknesses to the outer surface of a room-temperature radome(RTR)to simulate the increase in electrical thickness resulting from high temperatures.This approach enables accurate simulations of the BSEs of high-temperature radomes(HTRs)under high-speed flight conditions.An application example,supported by full-wave numerical calculations and physical testing,demonstrates that the EEPM exhibits substantial improvement in approximating the HTR compared to the RTR,facilitating precise simulations of the BSEs of HTRs during high-speed flights.Overall,the proposed EEPM is anticipated to considerably enhance the alignment between the ground-based simulations of high-speed aircraft guidance systems and their actual flight conditions.展开更多
文摘During actual high-speed flights,the electromagnetic(EM)properties of aircraft radomes are influenced by dielectric temperature drift,leading to substantial drift in the boresight errors(BSEs)from their room temperature values.However,applying thermal loads to the radome during ground-based EM simulation tests is challenging.This paper presents an EM equivalent physical model(EEPM)for high-speed aircraft radomes that account for the effects of dielectric temperature drift.This is achieved by attaching dielectric slices of specific thicknesses to the outer surface of a room-temperature radome(RTR)to simulate the increase in electrical thickness resulting from high temperatures.This approach enables accurate simulations of the BSEs of high-temperature radomes(HTRs)under high-speed flight conditions.An application example,supported by full-wave numerical calculations and physical testing,demonstrates that the EEPM exhibits substantial improvement in approximating the HTR compared to the RTR,facilitating precise simulations of the BSEs of HTRs during high-speed flights.Overall,the proposed EEPM is anticipated to considerably enhance the alignment between the ground-based simulations of high-speed aircraft guidance systems and their actual flight conditions.
