Recent progress on the antenna simulation program FEKO

Author

Davidson, David B. ; Theron, Isak P. ; Jakobus, Ulrich ; Landstorfer, Friedrich M. ; Meyer, Frans J C ; Mostert, Johan ; Van Tonder, Johann J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Stellenbosch Univ., South Africa

fYear

1998

fDate

7-8 Sep 1998

Firstpage

427

Lastpage

430

Abstract

This paper describes recent progress with FEKO, an antenna simulation program. FEKO uses the method of moments (MoM), and also offers users a hybrid MoM/physical optics for suitable electrically large problems. Current work on UTD hybridisation is outlined, as well as work on the pre- and post-processors. The performance of FEKO in high-performance computing environments is discussed. The incorporation of a rigorous stratified media treatment is reviewed and current plans for FEM hybridisation briefly outlined

Keywords

antennas; digital simulation; electrical engineering computing; finite element analysis; inhomogeneous media; method of moments; physical optics; FEKO; FEM hybridisation; MoM; UTD hybridisation; antenna simulation program; electrically large problems; high-performance computing environments; hybrid MoM/physical optics; method of moments; post-processors; pre-processors; rigorous stratified media; Africa; Engine cylinders; Message-oriented middleware; Moment methods; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical surface waves; Physical optics; Software systems; Surface treatment; Wires;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications and Signal Processing, 1998. COMSIG '98. Proceedings of the 1998 South African Symposium on

Conference_Location

Rondebosch

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5054-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMSIG.1998.736997

Filename

736997