AN APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF COMPOSITE RADOME FOR AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE APPLICATION

Design of radome is a multidisciplinary task involving structural and electrical studies. In contrary, design of radome is always a delicate compromise between electrical and structural requirements. A- Sandwich and C- Sandwich radome are widely used in airborne application. C - Sandwich offer wide working bandwidth and withstand high mechanical strength. This paper discusses the approach for the design of radome, especially for airborne surveillance application. This paper presents a review of radome design, which includes material selection, various load cases, static structural analysis, estimation of aerodynamic pressure load, bird impact study, fabrication aspects, material characterization, and electromagnetic study of radome structure. Mechanical characterization and bird impact analysis of C – Sandwich structure are discussed in detail.