Title :
A visual electromagnetics laboratory for engineering education based on TLM
Author :
Hoefer, W.J.R. ; So, P.P.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A new educational tool in the form of an electromagnetic wave simulator is described. It is based on the transmission-line matrix (TLM) method of numerical analysis (a method using Huygens´s principle in discretized form), employs a sophisticated graphics user interface, and runs on MS DOS computers, as well as RISC (reduced instruction set computer) workstations. Since most students now have access to such machines, it becomes feasible to employ this field simulator as a visual electromagnetics laboratory, complementing the traditional teaching of microwave courses. The main features of the TLM wave simulator are presented.<>
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; digital simulation; electrical engineering computing; electromagnetism; graphical user interfaces; laboratories; transmission line theory; workstations; Huygens´s principle; MS DOS computers; RISC workstation; TLM; TLM wave simulator; educational tool; electromagnetic wave simulator; engineering education; graphics user interface; microwave courses; numerical analysis; reduced instruction set computer; teaching; transmission-line matrix; visual electromagnetics laboratory; Computational modeling; Computer aided instruction; Computer graphics; Computer interfaces; Electromagnetic scattering; Engineering education; Laboratories; Numerical analysis; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1991. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
London, Ontario, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0144-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1991.174823
