Title :
Sensitivity analysis with discrete perturbation of planar structure on method-of-moment grids
Author :
Zhang, Yifan ; Nikolova, Natalia K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada
Abstract :
In this paper we propose a new self-adjoint technique for sensitivity analysis with MoM solutions. This technique uses discrete perturbations of the optimizable shape parameters on a predetermined MoM grid. The purpose is to aid gradient-based optimization of antenna structures.
Keywords :
method of moments; optimisation; perturbation techniques; planar antennas; sensitivity analysis; MoM solutions; antenna structures gradient-based optimization; method-of-moment grids; planar structure discrete perturbation; self-adjoint technique; sensitivity analysis; Finite element methods; Moment methods; Optimization; Patch antennas; Sensitivity analysis; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5562207
