Integration of HFSS and genetic algorithm for the optimum design of waveguide components

This paper presents a strategy to integrate HFSS and GA, and results in a very useful design tools for waveguide components. Examples of realistic design problems are demonstrated with distinguished performances. The strategy of the external add-on program allows the users to further integrate a variety of softwares to resolve the design problems of large scales, and expands the usage scopes of the existing softwares.