Original Article
  • Electromagnetic Wave Attenuation Based on the Multi-scattering Mechanism for the 3D-Printed Corrugated-core Broadband Radar-absorbing Composite Structure

  • Jae-Won Shim*, Han-Jun Seo*, Geon-Gyu Lee*, Seung-Hyeon Kang*, Jong-Gyoung Yoo*, Min-Je Hwang**, Kwang-Sik Choi**, Young-Woo Nam*, ***†

  • * Graduate School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University
    ** Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.
    *** Department of Smart Drone Engineering, Korea Aerospace University

  • 다중 산란 매커니즘을 활용한 전자파 저감 효과를 갖는 3D 프린팅 코러게이트 코어 광대역 전파흡수 샌드위치 복합재 구조 설계

  • 심재원* · 서한준* · 이건규* · 강승현* · 유종경** · 황민제** · 최광식** · 남영우*, ***†

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Correspondence to

  • Young-Woo Nam

  • * Graduate School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University
    *** Department of Smart Drone Engineering, Korea Aerospace University

  • E-mail: ywnam@kau.ac.kr