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Bionic structures for optimizing the design of stealth materials
Zhengkang Xu1, Jiatong Li1, Jinzhe Li1
1Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China. mengfanbin_wing@126.com.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP
|February 13, 2023
Summary
Bionic materials offer advanced stealth capabilities, overcoming limitations of traditional microwave absorbing materials. This research explores biomimetic designs for enhanced radar and infrared stealth applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Biomimetics
- Stealth Technology
Background:
- Traditional microwave absorbing materials (MAMs) face challenges in multi-spectrum detection and harsh environments.
- Bionic materials and structures show promise due to high strength, conductivity, and design flexibility.
- Existing stealth materials often lack multi-spectral capabilities and environmental resilience.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the application of bionics in designing advanced stealth materials.
- To analyze the structure-activity relationship between bionic structures and electromagnetic characteristics.
- To propose integrated design strategies for compatible radar and infrared stealth.
Main Methods:
- Review and summarization of bionic structure design in stealth materials.
- Analysis of structure-activity relationships, considering size effects on electromagnetic properties.
- Comparison of radar and infrared stealth principles for multispectral stealth concepts.
Main Results:
- Bionic designs enable highly efficient stealth materials with multiple properties.
- Understanding of structure-activity relationships from low to high order effects.
- Identification of universal design strategies for typical bionic structures.
Conclusions:
- Bionic stealth materials offer superior performance compared to traditional MAMs.
- Integrated design approaches can achieve compatible radar and infrared stealth.
- This work provides insights for developing intelligent-response and dynamically adjustable stealth materials.
