Rotating-blade RCS at 94 GHz

Name: Rotating-blade RCS at 94 GHz
Uploaded: 2026-10-03T13:32:09+03:00
Duration: 6 s
Channel: Dr. Nezah Balal
Description: Watch a physical-optics simulation of a rotating blade at 94 GHz. The animation pairs blade orientation with monostatic radar cross-section versus aspect angle.

Blade orientation and the corresponding monostatic radar cross-section at 94 GHz, computed with a physical-optics model.

Dr. Nezah Balal · 6 seconds · Silent animation with English labels.

What the animation shows

The left panel shows the blade rotating relative to the radar line of sight. The right panel follows its monostatic radar cross-section (RCS) through a full turn. The reflected power changes strongly with viewing angle, even though the blade itself stays the same.

Physical-optics model

This angular RCS signature is one ingredient in understanding radar echoes from rotating targets. The wider radar work combines electromagnetic modelling, micro-Doppler analysis and experimental measurements; this clip illustrates the angle-dependent scattering model.

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