Title :
Efficient simulation of coupled ground antennas
Author :
Alkhalifeh, Khaldoun ; Ozdemir, Nilufer ; Craeye, Christophe
Author_Institution :
Univ. catholique de Louvain: ICTEAM Inst., Louvain-la-Neuves, Belgium
Abstract :
A novel technique is presented for the accurate and efficient simulation of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) antennas coupled to an arbitrary ground. The problem of generating an impedance matrix is reformulated using expressions of the basis and testing function far-field patterns which are independent of the ground´s physical and electromagnetic parameters. This allows for efficient calculation of the antenna´s impedance matrix while looping through values for the soil parameters.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; ground penetrating radar; impedance matrix; loop antennas; radar antennas; soil; GPR antenna looping; basis function far field pattern; coupled ground antenna simulation; ground electromagnetic parameter; ground penetrating radar antenna; ground physical parameter; impedance matrix; soil parameter; testing function far field pattern; Ground penetrating radar; Impedance; Method of moments; Testing; Transmission line matrix methods; Vivaldi antennas; Green´s function; Method of Moments; contour deformation;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon