Xpatch 4: the next generation in high frequency electromagnetic modeling and simulation software

Abstract

Xpatch, developed at SAIC-DEMACO under the leadership of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has become the premier high frequency simulation code suite for radar signature predictions. Xpatch applies the shooting and bouncing ray (SBR) method to realistic 3D targets in order to generate 0D through 3D radar signatures. The Xpatch prediction codes and analysis tools for measured and predicted radar cross section (RCS), high resolution range profile (HRR), and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery are unparalleled in accuracy and speed across industry and the government. The Xpatch toolset is the basis for multiple DoD programs and is used by over 420 organizations across the USA.