Title : 
EFIE Modeling of High-Definition Multiscale Structures
         
        
            Author : 
Vipiana, Francesca ; Francavilla, Matteo Alessandro ; Vecchi, Giuseppe
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
EMC Lab. (LACE), Ist. Superiore Mario Boella, Torino, Italy
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We propose a method to significantly improve the spectral properties of the EFIE MoM matrix for broad-band analysis of structures with fine details, non-uniform meshes, and large overall sizes. A multilevel approach allows to overlay fine meshes and quasi-Nyquist sampled meshes; the fine-mesh conditioning is solved via hierarchical basis functions, and the quasi-Nyquist sampled part is treated by an algebraic incomplete LU preconditioner. Numerical results show the effectiveness of the approach for several realistic structures with overall sizes of ten/twenty wavelengths and levels of detail from very moderate to extending over the whole structure.
         
        
            Keywords : 
algebra; broadband antennas; electric field integral equations; mesh generation; method of moments; algebraic incomplete LU preconditioner; broad-band analysis; electric field integral equation modeling; fine-mesh conditioning; hierarchical basis functions; high-definition multiscale structures; method of moment matrix; multilevel approach; quasi-Nyquist sampled meshes; spectral property; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic fields; Frequency; Geometry; Helium; Integral equations; Iron; Moment methods; Multilevel systems; Postal services; Satellite antennas; Scattering; Tiles; Antennas; fast solvers; method of moments (MoM); multilevel systems; multiresolution techniques;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TAP.2010.2048855