Title :
Verification of the PMCHWT-CBFM for scattering analysis of a microstrip array antenna
Author :
Tanaka, T. ; Nishioka, Y. ; Inasawa, Y. ; Miyashita, Hiroaki
Author_Institution :
Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the PMCHWT-characteristic basis function method (CBFM) to analyze the scattering characteristics of a microstrip array antenna. The PMCHWT-CBFM is an effective numerical method in terms of memory consumption. To validate the effectiveness of the PMCHWT-CBFM, we analyzed the monostatic radar cross section characteristics of a 64-element microstrip array antenna, which is considered as the terminal condition, using the PMCHWT- CBFM and conventional PMCHWT. Both results agreed well with each other; thus, the effectiveness was verified.
Keywords :
method of moments; microstrip antenna arrays; radar cross-sections; PMCHWT-CBFM method; PMCHWT-characteristic basis function method; method of moments; microstrip array antenna; monostatic radar cross section characteristics; scattering analysis; Arrays; Impedance; Memory management; Microstrip antenna arrays; Transmission line matrix methods; Vectors; PMCHWT; array antenna; characteristic basis function method; radar cross section;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902517
