Example 1

Step 1

First, start newFASANT.
Figure 1. Starting window


Step 2

Create a new newFASANT project. To do this, select the File → New option (alternatively, the press Ctrl+N).
Figure 2. File menu


Step 3

After selecting the New option, a list of the available modules is presented. The user needs to select a module from the available module list. Select MONCROS for this training example.
Figure 3. Module selection screen


Step 4

Select the Geometry → Surface → Plane option.\
Figure 4. Geometry → Surface menu


Step 5

The command line panel requires some parameters at this point. Enter “-0.5 -0.5 0” as the first parameter and “1 1” as the second parameter so we create a 1x1 plane centered at the origin.
Figure 5. Creating a 1x1 plane


Step 6

Select the simulation parameters option.
Figure 6. Simulation menu


Step 7

Select a frequency of 0.3 GHz (default options) and press Save.
Figure 7. Simulation options


Step 8

Select the Solver → Parameters option:
Figure 8. Solver menu


Figure 9. Solver parameters


Check the default parameters as the follow figure.

Click on the “Advanced Options” button to set up other solver parameters:
Figure 10. Advanced parameters of solver, 'Main Properties' tab


Save the values for the advanced parameters of the solver.

Step 9

Select the RCS → Parameters option:
Figure 11. RCS menu


Step 10

Select Monostatic RCS and leave the default parameters. Press the Save button.
Figure 12. RCS parameters


Step 11

Select Output → Observation directions.
Figure 13. Output menu


Step 12

Leave the default observation directions (0.0 phi cut with theta angle varying between 0.0 and 180.0 using 181 samples).
Figure 14. Observation directions options


Step 13

Before running the simulation, select the Meshing → Create Mesh option.
Figure 15. Meshing menu


Step 14

Set 10 divisions on planar and curved surfaces, set Processors to 1 and the default number of bands per octave. Press the Mesh button.
Figure 16. Meshing options


Figure 17. Mesh visualization


Step 15

Select Calculate → Execute and set the number of desired processors to run the simulation. Press the Execute button to start the calculation.
Figure 18. Calculate options


Figure 19. Process Log showing the progress of the calculation


Step 16

When the simulation finishes (the progress bar on the bottom-left corner displays “Done”), we are able to see the results. Select the Show Results → Far Field → View cuts option to show the RCS plot.
Figure 20. Show Results → Far Field menu


Figure 21. RCS graphic


Step 17

Select Show Results → Far Field → View Text Files to show the RCS data in text format.

Figure 22. Show Results → Far Field menu


Select the desired frequency and press OK.
Figure 23. Far Field View Text File options


Figure 24. Viewing results in text format