Title :
An improved triangular patch basis for the method of moments
Author :
Trintinalia, L.C. ; Hao Ling
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telecommun. & Control, Escola Politecnica da USP, Brazil
Abstract :
We present a new set of triangular patch basis functions. It retains the same properties as the traditional RWG basis, but is capable of representing any linear current distribution over each triangle. With this improvement, the proposed basis is much less sensitive to the meshing scheme. Moreover, it provides a better representation of the actual current distribution, leading to a faster convergence of the moment method solution. All of this can be achieved with about the same computational complexity of the RWG basis.
Keywords :
convergence of numerical methods; current distribution; electric field integral equations; electromagnetic wave scattering; method of moments; radar cross-sections; EFIE; EM wave scattering; MoM; RCS prediction; RWG basis; computational complexity; electric field integral equation; linear basis functions; linear current distribution; meshing scheme; method of moments; moment method solution convergence; triangular patch basis functions; Computational complexity; Current distribution; DC generators; Electromagnetic scattering; Filtering; Joining processes; Moment methods; Noise measurement; Telecommunication control; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6369-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2000.874955