Catia aided radome analysis using geometric optics method

In this paper, the Geometric Optics (GO) method using the approximate ray paths coupled with the Computer Aided Tri-dimensional Interface Application (CATIA) meshing modeling are implemented to analyze the performance of electric large three-dimensional dielectric radome-enclosed antenna of arbitrary contour shape. The surfaces of the radome are approximated by planar triangular patches, the influences of various number of patches on power transmission coefficient and Insertion Phase Delay (IPD) via an ogive and a conical radome are discussed by the hybrid method. The simulation results indicate that computational error from planar triangular patches can limit in one percent, meeting the engineering application requirements.