DocumentCode :
471150
Title :
PO-MLFMA Hybrid Technique for the Solution of Electromagnetic Scattering Problems Involving Complex Targets
Author :
Gurel, Levent ; Manyas, A. ; Ergul, Ozgur
fYear :
2007
fDate :
11-16 Nov. 2007
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
5
Abstract :
The multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MLFMA) is a powerful tool for efficient and accurate solutions of electromagnetic scattering problems involving large and complicated structures. On the other hand, it is still desirable to increase the efficiency of the solutions further by combining the MLFMA implementations with the high- frequency techniques such as the physical optics (PO). In this paper, we present our efforts in order to reduce the computational cost of the MLFMA solutions by introducing PO currents appropriately on the scatterer. Since PO is valid only on smooth and large surfaces that are illuminated strongly by the incident fields, accurate solutions require careful choices of the PO and MLFMA regions. Our hybrid technique is useful especially when multiple solutions are required for different frequencies, illuminations, and scenarios, so that the direct solutions with MLFMA become expensive. For these problems, we easily accelerate the MLFMA solutions by systematically introducing the PO currents and reducing the matrix dimensions without sacrificing the accuracy.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; matrix algebra; physical optics; PO-MLFMA hybrid technique; electromagnetic scattering problems; high-frequency techniques; matrix dimensions; multilevel fast multipole algorithm; physical optics; Physical optics (PO); electromagnetic scattering; hybrid techniques; multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MLFMA); radar cross section (RCS);
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
iet
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 2007. EuCAP 2007. The Second European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-842-6
Type :
conf
Filename :
4458888
Link To Document :
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