The Electromagnetic Code Consortium

A decision was made in 1987 to consolidate radar cross section (RCS) code development sponsored by the US armed services and NASA. An RCS Code Consortium was formed, consisting of a government steering group and members from the industrial/academic community. Since the formation of the Consortium, significant progress has been made to advance code development work sponsored by the US government. This paper is intended to make the RCS community aware of the Electromagnetic Code Consortium, so that potential contributors to code development can become involved with its work. It covers the approach taken by the Consortium, the acquisition of a government-owned geometry code, validation, language and documentation, the support contractor, a survey of industry codes, and benchmarking.<
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