lucernhammer : Electromagnetic Signature / Radar Cross Section Prediction

Introduction

lucernhammer is a collection of software for the calculation of high-fidelity Electromagnetic (EM) signatures and Radar Cross Section (RCS).

The lucernhammer suite is comprised of the following software tools:

lucernhammer MT: High-frequency RCS solver tool. Uses Physical Optics (PO), Physical Theory of Diffraction (PTD), Shooting and Bouncing Ray (SBR) methods.
Serenity: Low-frequency RCS solver tool. Uses three-dimensional Method of Moments (MoM) technique with EFIE/MFIE/CFIE integral equations and RWG basis functions. Allows a traditional full-matrix approach and an implementation of the Multilevel Fast Multipole Algorithm (MLFMA).
Galaxy: Low-frequency RCS solver tool. Uses Body-of-Revolution Method of Moments (MoM-BoR) technique with EFIE/MFIE/CFIE integral equations and triangular rooftop basis functions. Suitable for simulation of targets that can be represented as rotationally symmetric objects, such as reentry vehicles and tanks. Also suitable for generating RCS of objects to compare to other codes, such as spheres, ellipsoids, cylinders, frustums, etc.
Menelaus 3D: transformation and manipulation tools for facet, edge, ILDC, BOR and point scatterer geometry files.
Fieldian: signature, field and RCS file processing tool.
Sapphire: Inverse SAR (ISAR) Imaging and visualization tool.
Emerald: OpenGL geometry model/Serenity surface current viewer Download the Windows version for free

General Use

lucernhammer is a state of the art electromagnetic signature prediction code suite. It is used in the calculation of scattered far-zone electric fields and radar cross section. Used as geometry inputs are high-resolution triangle meshes of arbitrarily shaped objects (ground vehicles, airplanes, ballistic missiles) (lucernhammer MT and Serenity), or boundary curves for describing a body of revolution (Galaxy). The codes are intended to be used in such areas as: ballistic missile defense applications, ATR data calculation, ISAR image generation, low-observable (stealth) object design and more. They also an ideal software platform to be used in many areas of research in the field of Computational Electromagnetics (CEM).

Features

The lucernhammer code suite is written in 100% pure ANSI C from the ground up. Brief capability summary:

Full POSIX parallel processing support on all platforms (SMP)
Linux and Windows binaries are compiled with the Intel C Compiler, with optimized executables for Pentium III and Pentium 4/Xeon processors.
Full solver source codes supplied to allow compilation on other platforms and operating systems
Monostatic and bistatic far field RCS, Serenity and Galaxy supporting PEC objects, lucernhammer MT supporting PEC or mutiple-layered dielectric media over PEC
unparalleled algorithmic optimization and speed (no FORTRAN)

Geometry Model Support

The lucernhammer code suite is compatible with the Xpatch/ACAD facet geometry file. It contains tools to easily convert other files such as 3D Studio (.3ds), stereolithography (.stl) and raw triangles (.raw) to the native triangular facet file (.facet).

We highly recommend McNeel and Associates' Rhinoceros 3D for all surface modeling and export. Rhinoceros has the capability and precision to create highly detailed 3D surface geometry suitable for radar cross section simulation. It will also export many file formats easily converted by the lucernhammer tool suite to facet files.

Why lucernhammer?

The lucernhammer represents the foremost state of the art in signature preduction software. It is absolutely the fastest set of codes available today. lucernhammer is in use by companies such as Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin for electromagnetic signature calculation. It is low cost, ultra high speed, multiplatform, and accurate. Its companion documentation describes in detail the code's physics and internal operations in considerable detail.

Free Evaluation

Qualified agencies can obtain a demonstration copy of lucernhammer to use absolutely free and without limitations for 30 days. If after giving it a test drive you're not convinced lucernhammer is completely awesome, you don't owe us anything.

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Note: Export-controlled software. Distribution limited to United States government, its contractors, and qualified educational institutions. If you are a foreign national or you do not meet these qualifications, be advised there are absolutely no exceptions and we will not answer your inquiries.