Stealth Science & Engineering
3.0
creditsAverage Course Rating
The goal of stealth engineering is the creation of objects that are not easily detected using remote sensing techniques. To achieve this end, engineered systems of materials are arrayed to alter the signature of objects by reducing energy returned to remote observers. This course will provide an introduction to the general principles behind signature reduction by examining the mathematics and science behind basic electromagnetic and acoustic transport processes. Specific topics will include energy absorbing materials, anti-reflection coatings, wave guiding and scattering, metamaterials and adaptive screens. Co-listed with EN.510.640
Fall 2014
Professor: James Spicer
Students praised this course for having an enthusiastic and engaging instructor who covered interesting and unique subject matter. Students disliked that the course seemed to focus too much on mastering derivations. Students broadly thought the course could be improved if students spent less time working on derivations and instead spent more time going over examples, case studies and discussions of real stealth applications. Prospective students should know that students found it helpful to have a background in differential equations, electromagnetic theory and linear algebra in order to be successful in the course.