A hybrid MoM/FDTD approach for an efficient modeling of complex antennas on mobile platforms

Author

Thiel, Werner ; Sabet, Kazem F. ; Katehi, Linda P B

Author_Institution

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; EMAG Technologies, Inc., 1340 Eisenhower Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA. +1 734 973-6600, wthiel@emagtech.com

fYear

2003

fDate

Oct. 2003

Firstpage

719

Lastpage

722

Abstract

The use of a hybrid Method of Moments (MoM)/Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method can be effective for solutions of electromagnetic propagation problems, which are intractable for single numerical methods. This paper presents a rigorous, hybrid full-wave analysis of effects pertinent to vehicular multi-antenna system performance for wireless communication applications. For a fast solution of such complex electromagnetic problems essential for an efficient design and optimization of high performance antennas under the influence of mobile platforms, MPI-based parallelization strategies are developed. Applications where the combined MoM/FDTD simulation of wire antennas mounted on a vehicle sheds light into the impact on the antenna performance are provided.

Keywords

Antennas and propagation; Design optimization; Electromagnetic propagation; Finite difference methods; Mobile antennas; Moment methods; Performance analysis; System performance; Time domain analysis; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2003 33rd European

Conference_Location

Munich, Germany

Print_ISBN

1-58053-834-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUMA.2003.341054

Filename

4143118