Example 1

Step 1

First, start newFASANT.

Step 2

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

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.

Step 4

Select the Geometry → Surface → Plane option.\

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.

Step 6

Select the simulation parameters option.

Step 7

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

Step 8

Select the Solver → Parameters option:

Check the default parameters as the follow figure.

Click on the “Advanced Options” button to set up other solver parameters:

Save the values for the advanced parameters of the solver.

Step 9

Select the RCS → Parameters option:

Step 10

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

Step 11

Select Output → Observation directions.

Step 12

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

Step 13

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

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.

Step 15

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

Step 17

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

Select the desired frequency and press OK.